From island to end zone: Caribbean athletes in the NFL By Debbie Jacob | Issue 124 (November/December 2013) Unknown to most sports fans at home, Caribbean athletes have exuberantly infiltrated the NFL. Here are four of the top stars
Tituba’s secrets By Debbie Jacob | Issue 121 (May/June 2013) For over three hundred years, the Salem Witch Trials have lingered in American historical memory. But few people know the woman behind it all
Upbeat (May/June 2000) By Debbie Jacob, Vaneisa Baksh and Georgia Popplewell | Issue 43 (May/June 2000) A round up of recent Caribbean music — and a tribute to the late Lord Kitchener
Mix it up By Debbie Jacob | Issue 116 (July/August 2012) Debbie Jacob visits the 2012 Angostura Aromatic Bitters Global Cocktail Challenge and inspects some irresistible creations
Dr Kumar Mahabir: “Our Diversity is our Strength” By Debbie Jacob | Issue 115 (May/June 2012) For researcher Dr Kumar Mahabir, Trinidad & Tobago’s culture is fertile ground. He talked to Debbie Jacob about his work
Back in times in the Barbados Museum By Debbie Jacob | Issue 115 (May/June 2012) Debbie Jacob pays a visit to the island’s picturesque museum
Hot Shoppe in a cold country By Debbie Jacob | Issue 112 (November/December 2011) It’s not just homesick and hungry West Indians who visit this Caribbean outpost in Canada. Debbie Jacob finds out why
Celebrating Trinidad’s Calypso By Debbie Jacob | Issue 111 (September/October 2011) October is Calypso History Month in Trinidad & Tobago. Debbie Jacob explains why this indigenous folk music means so much to the region
House of history: St Nicholas Abbey By Debbie Jacob | Issue 109 (May/June 2011) St Nicholas Abbey, in Barbados, is a sugar estate and rum distillery – and a house with 350 years of history. Debbie Jacob paid a visit
Mario Sabga-Aboud: the man who’s made Rituals a way of life By Debbie Jacob | Issue 109 (May/June 2011) You can find Mario Sabga-Aboud’s coffee shops throughout the region. He talked to Debbie Jacob about this Caribbean success story
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
The garden on the rocks By Debbie Jacob | Issue 106 (November/December 2010) Debbie Jacob strolls through the Andromeda Gardens of Barbados
Aunty Pam: spicing up Seattle By Debbie Jacob | Issue 102 (March/April 2010) Folks in the Pacific North-West of the USA regularly enjoy roti and aloo pies at Pam’s Kitchen...
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
