Issue 53 (January/February 2002)
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The son of Trinidadian parents, Kwame Ryan is the music director of the Freiburg Opera and Orchestra in Germany
Guerrilla: V.S. Naipaul
V. S. Naipaul: born in Trinidad 1932, Nobel Prize for Literature 2001. A personal view of the man and his work by Jeremy Taylor
Banyan — Caribbean eye
Georgia Popplewell on the priceless archives of independent TV production house Banyan
The Breakfast Shed: food without frills
The Breakfast Shed at the Port of Spain dock: cheap, tasty meals. BC Pires tells us more
Carnival time again
Michael Goodwin shares some internet websites that deal with Trinidad & Tobago Carnival
New music from the Caribbean
A roundup of new tunes in the Caribbean
Politricks and power
James Ferguson on Ruler in Hiroona: A West Indian Novel by G. C. H. Thomas
Cheryl Daley-Champagnie: heart forms
Cheryl Daley-Champagnie is both a businesswoman and an artist. A graduate of Jamaica's School of Visual Arts 21 years ago, she has been a painter, teacher and creator of the "sisterlocks" hairstyle. Her many interests have led her to set up her own centre for spiritual nourishment and work. Petrine Archer-Straw talks to her
Bel Sent Lisi: discovering St Lucia
St. Lucia may well be the ultimate island paradise: those glorious Pitons rising out of the sea, the Jazz Festival and Bill Fishing Tournament, beautiful beaches and flora, and now a Heritage Programme that lets you into the "real" St Lucia. Simon Lee is your guide
Drowned
A short story by Mariel Brown
More financial expertise for the Caribbean
Mark Wilson on a new organisation which aims to help regional governments source financial expertise when they need it
The double chaconia
This spectacular bloom is unique to Trinidad and Tobago. Dr Johnny Lee traces its history
Riddem & Rhyme: Bob’s collection goes home
Garry Steckles talks to Roger Steffens about his Bob Marley Collection
Eggzactly
Sonja Dumas on a previously unheard-of dimension to the humble poached egg
Caribbean Bookshelf (January/February 2002)
This month's reading picks