Here Comes the Big One By Debbie Jacob | Issue 8 (Winter 1993) As the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival season gets under way - it reaches a climax on February 14-15 - Debbie Jacob notes some of the names you can't escape in the home of Caribbean Carnival
Upbeat (May/June 2000) By Debbie Jacob, Georgia Popplewell and Vaneisa Baksh | Issue 43 (May/June 2000) A round up of recent Caribbean music — and a tribute to the late Lord Kitchener
The Barbados Fertility Clinic: a vacation that really delivers By Debbie Jacob | Issue 107 (January/February 2011) Sun, sea, sand – and fertility treatments. Debbie Jacob looks at the medical tourism offered in Barbados
What calypso means to the Caribbean By Debbie Jacob | Issue 107 (January/February 2011) Visitors are often entertained with these clever, cheerful folk tunes, but calypso is so much more than that. Debbie Jacob talked to two experts
John Paul Jones: turning point in Tobago By Debbie Jacob | Issue 99 (September/October 2009) John Paul Jones was a pirate and a murderer — who became a hero of the American Revolution. Debbie Jacob dug up the story of how his fortunes changed
Ray Funk: bringing the culture home By Debbie Jacob | Issue 96 (March/April 2009) Ray Funk is part Sherlock Holmes and part Santa Claus. An expert on pan and calypso, this Alaskan judge combs the Internet in search of valuable info
Cedella Booker: mother of a legend By Debbie Jacob | Issue 93 (September/October 2008) He inherited her musical talent and her indomitable spirit to become the first Third World superstar. Debbie Jacob looks back at the interwoven live
Is calypso dying? By Debbie Jacob | Issue 89 (January/February 2008) Once upon a time calypso tents in Trinidad drew massive crowds. These days, some have closed their doors and others are struggling to survive
