Culture, Fashion and Jewellery
By Sean Drakes ● Issue 17 (January/February 1996)
Suit Yourself | Fashion Beat (Jan/Feb 1996)
This is the best time of the year in the Caribbean: clear bright days, cool nights, Carnival in the air – it’s time to head for...
Environment, Travel, Lifestyle, Trinidad and Tobago
By Sean Drakes ● Issue 50 (July/August 2001)
Let it rain
The village of Avocat is 90 minutes from Port of Spain, and the gateway to one of the most accessible and rewarding river treks in...
Theatre and Dance, People, United States, Trinidad and Tobago
By Sean Drakes and Glenda Cagodan ● Issue 47 (January/February 2001)
Trinidad’s Aida — Heather Headley
It was minutes before the curtain went up on the Broadway musical, Aida. Unless you count the three grapes and two strawberries she had...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Cuba
By Sean Drakes and Claudia Lightfoot ● Issue 64 (November/December 2003)
Feeling Havana
Cracked concrete blocks that soar skyward between elegant single-story houses. Peeling art deco treasures squashed against brand-new...
Culture, Fashion and Jewellery
By Sean Drakes ● Issue 63 (September/October 2003)
Common thread: Caribbean fashion
Fashion designers in the Caribbean form a fraternity of enterprising artists. Many are reluctant moonlighters, working as caterers,...