Soufrière Bay, Dominica | Wish you were here (Jan/Feb 2021) Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places embark
The Carnival photo I can’t forget | Portfolio February brings T&T’s annual Carnival, and 2021 — with the physical festival cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — is a year to reminisce about Carnivals past. We asked three photographers — Jason C. Audain, Maria Nunes, and Shaun Rambaran — to choose one favourite image from their respective Carnival archives, and tell us the story behind it. As it turns out, the photos they chose all had something in common immerse
Carnival is love | Backstory T&T Carnival is tradition and originality, ritual and rebellion, the sacred and the profane — and a million love stories. Here are three of them, from Attillah Springer, Amanda Choo Quan, and Georgia Popplewell arrive
Music to your ears | Did you even know Think you’re the ultimate music buff? How much do you really know about the Caribbean’s diverse musical traditions? Let our trivia column put you to the test engage
Bookshelf (Jan/Feb 2021) | Book reviews By Shivanee Ramlochan | January/February 2021 This month’s reading picks, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey; Tea by the Sea by Donna Hemans; and The Assassination of Maurice Bishop by Godfrey Smith
Playlist (Jan/Feb 2021) | Music reviews By Nigel Campbell | January/February 2021 This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Jesse Ryan; Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola; and Teddyson John
Read the November/December 2020 digital issue! By Caroline Taylor | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue Read or download the latest digital-only issue of Caribbean Beat magazine!
Great Icacos Lagoon, Trinidad | Wish you were here (Nov/Dec 2020) By Caribbean Beat | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Need to know | Event calendar (Nov/Dec 2020) By Shelly-Ann Inniss and Caribbean Beat | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue Make the most of November and December, even during the time of COVID-19
Bookshelf (Nov/Dec 2020) | Book reviews By Shivanee Ramlochan | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue This month’s reading picks, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma; The Dyzgraphxst by Canisia Lubrin; and Jane Eyre: Caribbean Drawings by Rex Dixon
Playlist (Nov/Dec 2020) | Music reviews By Nigel Campbell | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Nubya Garcia; Raise; Protoje; and Kes
A Christmas diary | Cookup Classic By Anu Lakhan | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue Christmas presents can be a problem — but perhaps the solution is in your very own kitchen, Anu Lakhan discovers. This piece was originally published in Issue 70 (November/December 2004)
The good life | Round trip By Caribbean Beat | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue Even in hard times — and 2020 brought more than its fair share — the Caribbean is one of the sweetest places on earth, thanks to beautiful landscapes, vibrant culture, and warm, generous people
Dominica — only natural | Explore By Paul Crask | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue The wild places of Dominica, the Caribbean’s Nature Island, aren’t just ravishingly beautiful, writes Paul Crask — there’s room to breathe free, even during COVID-19 restrictions
