Winsford Devine: ‘I can’t stop writing’
I come from South Trinidad, a village called Morne Diablo. I used to play pan, and one day Mervyn “Bolong” Ross, a fella from town,...
Flying the flag: T&T Ent
Last October, 3Canal, the Trinidad and Tobago rapso group featuring Wendell Manwarren, Stanton Kewley and Roger Roberts, was selected to...
Coral, crystal, coconut shell and copper
Rêve Teasea and Duane Bennett Funky, colourful, natural products It all began with bubblegum for Rêve. It was a bubblegum sculpture that...
Jounen Kwéyòl: celebrating the St Lucian creole
Jounen Kwéyòl is the biggest festival in St Lucia, apart from the island’s annual jazz festival. But, landing at the GFL Charles...
Usain Lightning Bolt
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt shocked the world of track and field in May when he clocked the second fastest time in history in the 100m...
Wendell West: supplying the party spirit
BARS International started out as a weekend hustle, an exciting break from Wendell West’s eight-to-four daily routine. Today, it is an...
Barbados: Island in the sun
This year’s Barbados Music Awards turned out to be a talent show. The crème de la crème of Barbados’s music industry displayed a...
Fighting out of the box
As a child, Aaron Hassette hustled on the streets to make ends meet. He and his older brother lived with their unemployed, illiterate...
