Issue 9 (Spring 1994)
Debbie Jacob on calypsonian David Rudder’s big breakthrough; Valerie Jones explores what those scurvy pirates really got up to; Geoffrey MacLean tracks down a hoard of valuable 19th-century Caribbean paintings in an English country house; Barbados’ coral reefs; Jamaica’s Rex Nettleford talks about his challenging new book; Juliet Barclay finds out what’s on offer in Cuba; our regular departments, and more!
David Renwick on a major Caribbean trade show this spring
Stylish: One From the Heart
Stylish, comfortable Caribbean clothes from an enterprising Antiguan design house, specially photographed for BWee Caribbean Beat by Steve Cohn
Caribbean Kitchen (Spring 1994)
Recipes from St Maarten and Trinidad
Do or Die: West Indies host England
Can England's cricketers win a series in the Caribbean for the first time in quarter of a century?
How to Get Lost in Barbados | Last Word
If getting lost is easy in Barbados, it's also an adventure
Inside Cuba
With travel to Cuba becoming easier, Juliet Barclay finds out what's on offer
Caribbean Pirates: Low Life on the High Seas
The sordid truth behind the romance: what did those scurvy pirates really get up to?
The Governor’s Attic
Geoffrey MacLean tracks down a hoard of valuable 19th-century Caribbean paintings in an English country house
Upbeat (Spring 1994)
Some new Caribbean albums and CDs, including soca hits for Carnival
Rex Nettleford: A Voice From the Caribbean
Jamaica's Rex Nettleford, one of the most influential figures in the cultural and intellectual life of the Caribbean, talks about his bold new book
Another World: Barbados
Explore Barbados' coral reefs with underwater photographer, Mike Toy
Bookshelf (Spring 1994)
The best new and recent books about the Caribbean
David Rudder: The Breakthrough
One of the most popular and enigmatic figures in today's calypso, Rudder has chosen a direction that few people expected. Here's what he's aiming for
Phyllis Allfrey: Love for an Island
A classic poem from Dominica's great writer, the late Phyllis Allfrey