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Caribbean Datebook
Events around the Caribbean in May and June 2013
Wrord of mouth
Commemorate the 175th anniversary of Indian Arrival in Guyana, celebrate our connection to nature at the Hindu festival of Ganga Dhaaraa & much more
Woman Power: Etana
Etana, a Jamaican singer with a message
Early Blooming
Bahamian designer Phylicia Ellis does twelve-and-under chic
Caribbean Bookshelf
This month’s reading picks — from an artist’s memoirs to the latest fiction
Caribbean Playlist
Recent albums and singles to get you in your groove
Rum, sweet rum
The Caribbean makes some of the world’s best rum. Where should a neophyte connoisseur start?
The beat of their own trod
Their infectious melodies, smart lyrics, and playful stage presence make No-Maddz Jamaica’s band of the moment
The shape of a name
For Guyanese-Canadian artist Sandra Brewster, the phone book, with its long lists of names, sums up the way individual lives can disappear into
Tituba’s secrets
For over three hundred years, the Salem Witch Trials have lingered in American historical memory. But few people know the woman behind it all
Guyanese writer Oonya Kempa
Guyanese writer Oonya Kempadoo on the long gestation of her third novel, and her passion for social development work
Taste and see
An excerpt from Oonya Kempadoo’s new novel, All Decent Animals
Take Ten, part two
Garry Steckles shares his personal list of the ten greatest calypso and soca singers of all time
St Lucia's Wild Coast
St Lucia’s rugged Atlantic coast is less travelled by visitors, writes Katherine Atkinson, but its dramatic scenery is worth the effort to get there
Dance with the devils
Photographer Mauricio Plaza shares images of the Dancing Devils of Yare, a Venezuelan Corpus Christi tradition since the sixteenth century
Waiting for the monsoon
Bombay, August. The rains are late. Vahni Capildeo explores the heat-struck city on the Indian Ocean
Changing the story
The Jacmel Ciné Institute offers free training to budding Haitian filmmakers — with even more ambitious plans afoot
The great frog rescue
When a deadly fungus threatened to wipe out the Mountain Chicken in Dominica, researchers came up with a daring rescue plan
Pitch Perfect
Kingston Beta has become a major player in Jamaica’s technology sector
Falling Star
Nine decades ago, Marcus Garvey was convicted of mail fraud. His supporters have alleged a conspiracy ever since