Author: Debbie Jacob

Literature, Reviews

Bookshelf (September/October 2007)

Beyond the Islands: An Autobiography Sir James Mitchell (Macmillan Caribbean, ISBN 1-4050-1417-2, 463 pp) For the best part of 30 years,...

Read More

Culture, Music, People, Trinidad and Tobago

The Mighty Terror: a golden voice falls silent

Calypso connoisseurs called him the Mighty Terror, but Fitzgerald Cornelius Henry will always be remembered as the calypsonian with the...

Read More

Culture, Music, Reviews

Upbeat (November/December 1995)

Calypso and Soca The Gilded Collection 2: 1990–93 David Rudder (Lypsoland CRO24)   Here is a bittersweet journey through the streets...

Read More

Immerse, Culture, Sports, United States

From island to end zone: Caribbean athletes in the NFL

They are football players with Caribbean roots, but when these players dig their cleats into the artificial turf, they aren’t kicking...

Read More

Culture, History, United States, Guyana

Tituba’s secrets

She admitted to flying on a “sticke” with witches, and her confession sparked a witch-hunt whose memory still hangs like a spell over...

Read More

Culture, Food and Cuisine

Mix it up

There’s Roxy Rose and African Sunset, a Trinidad and Tobago Cobbler and even a Bacchanal. It’s Carnival Sunday in Port of Spain,...

Read More

Culture, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Dr Kumar Mahabir: “Our Diversity is our Strength”

I think we are very fortunate – if not blessed – to be living in a place with such a diverse culture. This is our strength. You can...

Read More

Culture, Arts, History, Barbados

Back in times in the Barbados Museum

Everybody goes to Barbados for fun in the sun, but there’s more to the island than white-sand beaches and water sports. There’s a rich...

Read More

Funding provided by the 11th EDF Regional Private Sector Development Programme Direct Support Grants Programme.
The views expressed on this website are those of the the authors and do not reflect those of the Direct Support Grants Programme.

Close