Published since 1992 by Media & Editorial Projects Ltd (MEP), Caribbean Beat is the Caribbean's leading magazine on Caribbean and West Indian arts, culture and society, and the inflight magazine of Caribbean Airlines.

Beat is a magazine about the real Caribbean – a general-interest, pan-Caribbean publication, produced in the West Indies, by Caribbean people. It gets behind the familiar stereotypes to show how rich Caribbean life really is – its music, art, dance, books, sport, fashion, design, festivals, history, environment, people, lifestyle.

This is the region's most widely-distributed magazine, committed to the highest editorial and production standards. 

Advertising

Click here for the Caribbean Beat media kits and all the info you need to advertise in Caribbean Beat, in print or online!

Job Opportunities

We currently have a job opening for a Regional & International Marketing & Sales Representative. Click here to visit the MEP Job Opportunities page for more information.

Subscriptions & Orders

Click here to order a current issue (US$4.99), back issue (US$4.99), or subscription to Caribbean Beat. For a limited time only, we are offering new and renewal subscriptions at 40% off, for as little as US$24.99/year for 6 issues! 

The Caribbean Beat Production Team

•  Judy Raymond is the editor of Caribbean Beat, and the author of books about Trinidadian jeweller Barbara Jardine and fashion designer Meiling. She has been an editor at the Trinidad Guardian and the Express, and now writes a weekly parliamentary column for the latter.

•  Jeremy Taylor (Consulting editor/Managing Director, MEP) worked as a teacher in England, Kenya and Trinidad after completing his MA at Cambridge University before becoming a freelance journalist and commentator, contributing to a wide range of media including the BBC and the London Times. He edited the Caribbean Chronicle and BWIA Sunjet before co-founding MEP in 1990. Some of his articles and broadcasts were collected in Going to Ground (Prospect Press, 1994), and he wrote a guide to Trinidad and Tobago, Masquerade, for Macmillan (1986, 2nd edition 1991). He is the founding editor of Discover Trinidad & Tobago and Caribbean Beat; and currently contributes to The Caribbean Review of Books, and edits ENERGY Caribbean, the Trinidad and Tobago Business Guide, and select client projects.

•  Halcyon Salazar (MEP General Manager) has extensive experience and training in communications and management, and worked for many years as assistant general manager at the Trinidad & Tobago Guardian. She has also worked with Pier 1, GEM Radio, Music Radio 97, and radio stations in Florida, USA. She also supervises sales for all MEP publications.

•  Denise Chin (Trinidad & Tobago Sales Manager) is a sales representative for Caribbean Beat, as well as Discover Trinidad & Tobago and ENERGY Caribbean. She has worked in marketing and sales for the last decade.

•  Yuri Chin Choy (Regional & International Sales Manager) is a sales representative for Caribbean Beat, and for the Trinidad & Tobago Business Guide. He has over 20 years' experience in sales, marketing, accounting and business development. He also volunteers with a number of local charities.

•  Hazel Mansing handles accounts receivable at MEP. She has workedin the travel industry for a number of years, and served as property manager at the British High Commission before moving to MEP.

•  Jacqueline Smith (Production Manager) manages production and distribution at MEP, including subscriptions to Caribbean Beat..

•  Caroline Taylor (Staff Writer & Online Marketing Manager) is a staff writer for Caribbean Beat and manages its website and online marketing. At MEP, she is the editor of Discover Trinidad & Tobago and manages MEP's website and online marketing. 

•  Bridget van Dongen (Designer & Editorial Assistant) originally from South Africa, has been in the print business for many years and has worked all over the world. She has been living in the Caribbean for the past 12 years and has been in publishing, doing graphic design and assisting with editorial for the past five. 

•  Kevon Webster (Design & Layout Artist) is the design and layout artist at MEP.