Author: Simon Lee

Culture, Festivals and Events

All this jazz

Besides the ubiquitous sun, and seas guaranteed to make jacuzzis run dry with envy, the Caribbean is a musical paradise awaiting your...

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Culture, Literature, Arts, Barbados

An afternoon with George Lamming

In contrast to the idyllic Caribbean calm of Barbados’s “platinum” west coast, the sea at Bathsheba on the east coast is wild,...

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Culture, Festivals and Events, United Kingdom

Mas on the (Notting) Hill

Whether you’re a Trini in transit or a Limey looking for action, the place to be this August Bank Holiday is on the streets of west...

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Culture, Travel, Destinations, Grenada

Destination Focus: Grenada

ON THE ROAD If a rastafarian is identified by dreadlocks, what happens when he loses his hair? I wondered about this as a tall, balding man...

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Culture, Travel, Cuba, United States

A day in Little Havana

If Los Angeles is the city of angels then Miami is the city of refuge and dreams, a haven for those fleeing South America or the Caribbean,...

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Culture, Lifestyle, St. Kitts and Nevis

History in the remaking

Clayton Perkins first came here for family holidays while still a schoolboy in neighbouring Montserrat. Now he moves nimbly, directing...

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Culture, Music, Arts, St. Kitts and Nevis

Nothing so sweet as Nevis String Band

Every Caribbean island has its own signature soundtrack, a distinctive distillation and evocation of its native spirit. So a few bars of...

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Culture, Festivals and Events, St. Kitts and Nevis

Carnival at Christmas in St. Kitts

For many visitors carnival is synonymous with the Caribbean, and while Trinidad, to the south, may lay claim to the mother of all...

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