A compendium of curry | Cookup From Jamaican goat to Trini doubles, curry is one of the definitive flavours of the Caribbean. There are hundreds of curry blends around the world — what are the Caribbean’s best, and how are they evolving? Franka Philip finds out embark
Sir Hilary Beckles: “I’m aware of how fragile the Caribbean is” | Own wordsSir Hilary Beckles, Barbadian historian, cricket enthusiast, and UWI vice chancellor, on his intellectual formation, the role of a Caribbean university, and the moral imperative of slavery reparations — as told to Shelly-Ann Inniss immerse
Iwokrama: Guyana’s green gold Peter Rickwood finds Guyana’s Iwokrama forest and wildlife reserve full of riches and hope for the planet’s future arrive
Johanan Dujon — seaweed for sale | The deal For St Lucian Johanan Dujon, sargassum-covered beaches are’t just a problem — they’re an opportunity. As Erline Andrews learns, Dujon has his eye on a regional market for his Algas Organics line of fertilisers engage
Antigua & Barbuda confirm: no new Covid-19 cases as islands reopen By Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority | News & Online Exclusives The islands began welcoming back international visitors on the 4th of June
Tobago sends messages of hope to German travel trade By Tobago Tourism Authority Ltd | News & Online Exclusives The Tobago Tourism Agency Limited (TTAL) partnered with Germany’s leading travel trade publishing house, FVW, to launch a digital and print campaign that facilitates a platform for sharing positive, encouraging messages from travel partners across the globe, while keeping Tobago relevant as a premier holiday option for future travel
“To remind you of life” | On Caribbean resilience By Nicholas Laughlin | Caribbean Resilience (1 May 2020) A note to our readers from editor Nicholas Laughlin, as we present our first specially curated online-only edition of Caribbean Beat
Kamau Brathwaite (1930–2020) | Icon By Kelly Baker Josephs | Caribbean Innovation (15 May 2020) On his ninetieth birthday, 11 May, 2020, Kelly Baker Josephs explains the groundbreaking influence of the late Barbadian poet and scholar, perennially ahead of his time. An online exclusive
Angostura Holdings Ltd donates 70,000 bottles of hand sanitiser to first responders, communities, and businesses By Angostura Holdings | News & Online Exclusives Angostura has transformed its distilling capability to deliver all pharmaceutical demands while also producing 50,000 bottles of 375 ml and 20,000 bottles of 1.75 litres hand sanitiser to donate
Roger Robinson: A Portable Paradise | The Read By Caribbean Beat | Caribbean Resilience (1 May 2020) Delving with equal insight into pleasure and sorrow, Robinson argues that “earthly joy is, or ought to be, just within, but is often just beyond our reach.”
Klein Curaçao | Wish you were here (Mar/Apr 2020) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Need to know | Events calendar (Mar/Apr 2020) By Shelly-Ann Inniss and David Katz | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) Essential info to help you make the most of March and April across the Caribbean — from a film festival in St Vincent to Carnival in Jamaica
Bookshelf (Mar/Apr 2020) | Book reviews By Shivanee Ramlochan | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) This month’s reading picks, with reviews of Everything Inside; Sun of Consciousness; Nomad; A–Z of Caribbean Art; and Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush Generation
Playlist (Mar/Apr 2020) | Music reviews By Nigel Campbell | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Yasser Tejeda & Palotré; Kalpee; Pressure Busspipe; and Grégory Privat
