The Carnival photo I can’t forget | Portfolio By Various Contributors | January/February 2021 February brings T&T’s annual Carnival, and 2021 — with the physical festival cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — is a year to reminisce about Carnivals past. We asked three photographers — Jason C. Audain, Maria Nunes, and Shaun Rambaran — to choose one favourite image from their respective Carnival archives, and tell us the story behind it. As it turns out, the photos they chose all had something in common
Need to know | Events calendar (Sept/Oct 2018) By Various Contributors | Issue 153 (September/October 2018) Essential info to help you make the most of September and October — from Labour Day Carnival in Brooklyn to Pure Grenada’s Dive Fest and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival
Island Beat (Autumn 1993) By Various Contributors | Issue 7 (Autumn 1993) Barbados triumphs at the Chelsea Flower Show, St Lucia launches a new arts festival, St Maarten stages an October fashion fest, Trinidad and Tobago prepares for the Pan Jazz festival, Antigua moves to protect the frigatebird nesting site in Barbuda
Island Beat (Winter 1994) By Various Contributors | Issue 12 (Winter 1994) What's happening in the Caribbean?
Celebrating our heritage By Various Contributors | Issue 51 (September/October 2001) Simon Lee looks at the various heritage festivals throughout the region in September and October
Bookshelf (July/August 2001) By Various Contributors | Issue 50 (July/August 2001) New and recent books about the Caribbean
Word of mouth (Jan/Feb 2018) By Various Contributors | Issue 149 (January/February 2018) It’s Carnival time! Come on a panyard lime with Barbara Jenkins, experience the thrilling, shape-shifting ritual of J’Ouvert in a poem by Shivanee Ramlochan, and discover Carriacou’s unique Shakespeare mas. Meanwhile, Jamaica celebrates its musical heritage at Reggae Month
Heartland album: Andrea de Silva & Alva Viarruel explore the landscape of Indo-Trinidadian culture By Various Contributors | Issue 145 (May/June 2017) For generations, the plains of Caroni in central Trinidad were the agricultual heart of the island. The busy town of Chaguanas and its vendor-lined streets now dominate the area, but across the surrounding countryside still sprawl small farms and villages. Photographer Andrea de Silva and writer Alva Viarruel explore this landscape of Indo-Trinidadian culture
