Need to know | Events calendar (May/June 2019) By Nazma Muller and Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 157 (May/June 2019) Essential info to help you make the most of May and June across the Caribbean — from motorsports in Barbados to a pineapple festival in the Bahamas and a marathon in Tobago
Sir Hilary Beckles: “I’m aware of how fragile the Caribbean is” | Own words By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 157 (May/June 2019) Sir Hilary Beckles, Barbadian historian, cricket enthusiast, and UWI vice chancellor, on his intellectual formation, the role of a Caribbean university, and the moral imperative of slavery reparations — as told to Shelly-Ann Inniss
Need to know | Events calendar (Mar/Apr 2019) By Philip Sander, Kellie Magnus and Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) Essential info to help you make the most of March and April across the Caribbean — from music festivals to Holi poems to Jamaica’s Champs athletics extravaganza
Need to know | Events calendar (Jan/Feb 2019) By David Katz and Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 155 (January/February 2019) Essential info to help you make the most of January and February across the Caribbean — from jazz in Haiti to reggae month in Jamaica to a film festival in Barbados
A beginner’s guide to the Jamaica Food & Drink Festival By Shelly-Ann Inniss | News & Online Exclusives Kingston: a haven for food-lovers. Datebook writer Shelly-Ann Inniss explores the Jamaica Food & Drink Festival
Need to know | Events calendar (Nov/Dec 2018) By Bridget van Dongen, Laura Dowrich-Phillips and Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 154 (November/December 2018) Essential info to help you make the most of November and December across the Caribbean
Michelle Sohan: the accidental baker | Cookup By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 154 (November/December 2018) Baking wasn’t always a passion for Michelle Sohan — but this “accidental” career has won her international kudos
Foodies’ Barbados | Destination By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 154 (November/December 2018) The island fondly known as Bim is famous for its fabulous beaches, but now it’s becoming a fixture for Caribbean gourmands as well. Shelly-Ann Inniss takes us on a parish-by-parish tour of culinary highlights
Mother knows best | Be well By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) For centuries, Caribbean women delivered their babies with the help of traditional midwives. Now a new generation of mothers are opting for natural birthing centres like Trinidad and Tobago’s Mamatoto, reports Shelly-Ann Inniss
The Graeme Hall Swamp: Return Of The Birds By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 45 (September/October 2000) The Graeme Hall Swamp in Barbados was slowly filled in over the course of a century, in the process losing much of its wild inhabitants. Now they are coming back. Roxan Kinas explains
Caribbean spirit By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 43 (May/June 2000) US photographer Wyatt Gallery's images reflect a part of the Caribbean that is often ignored — or perhaps not ever seen — by the average holiday visitor. These images taken during a six-month journey around the Caribbean, capture the spirituality that emanates from particular places and buildings, whether they are religious or secular. They form part of a study that Gallery is continuing in Trinidad and Tobago on a Fulbright scholarship
Talk Yuh Talk By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 39 (September/October 1999) The conscious lyrics of 3 Canal's hit song
The Basseterre beat By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 39 (September/October 1999) The St Kitts Music Festival is becoming one of the Caribbean’s most attractive music events. Patricia Meschino reports from this year’s venue in Basseterre
Patrick Chamoiseau: Return of the Creole By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 39 (September/October 1999) James Ferguson talks to the novelist Patrick Chamoiseau whose controversial ideas have fuelled a raging debate on Martinique’s future
Port Royal, Jamaica — return from the deep By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 43 (May/June 2000) The fascinating history of Jamaica's Port Royal is being brought back to life. Mark Wilson reports
Keeping The Money Clean By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 45 (September/October 2000) The Caribbean is a key battleground in the fight to ensure that drug money does not become legitimised. And Caribbean banks are the first line of defence against "money laundering". David Renwick explains
Man with a mission By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 45 (September/October 2000) Eve M. Ferguson talks to a man who's energetically promoting Caribbean culture in North America
Symphony in green: a guide to Dominica By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 43 (May/June 2000) If Christopher Columbus could return to the Caribbean now, Dominica might well be the only island he'd recognise. "Unspoiled" is the most abused adjective in Caribbean tourism, but Dominica gives it new meaning. And the "Nature Island" has much more to offer, too, with its rich cultural life, underwater wonders and warm people. Simon Lee reports
Carnival Messiah: Geraldine’s possession By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 41 (January/February 2000) People on the move
The hidden valley — Jamaica’s Maroon country By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 38 July/August 1999) Steven Thorpe treks into Jamaica’s remote Maroon country, rich with history, culture and pristine wilderness
Considering Courtney Walsh By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 39 (September/October 1999) Younger, fitter men baulk at the pressure. The walls of West Indies cricket tumble around him. But Courtney Walsh, at 36 going on 37, remains as unstoppable as one of his own devastating deliveries. Vaneisa Baksh contemplates the brilliant career of the West Indies’s former captain and top wicket-taker
Datebook | Caribbean Events Calendar (September/October 2017) By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 147 (September/October 2017) Events around the Caribbean in September and October, from Diwali in Guyana to the World Creole Music Festival in Dominica
