Carnival, Trinidad and Tobago | Wish you were here (Jan/Feb 2019) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 155 (January/February 2019) Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
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
Beauty and the Beast | Panorama By Caribbean Beat | Issue 155 (January/February 2019) T&T Carnival may be the world’s greatest street party, but among the glamourous bikini bands and shimmering sequins, some traditional masquerades offer a defiant take on the darker side of our history
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
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
Datebook | Events calendar (July/August 2018) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) Your guide to Caribbean events in July and August, from CPL cricket across the islands to Emancipation commemorations
AnimeKon: welcome to the multiverse | Word of mouth By Robert Edison Sandiford | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) Robert Edison Sandiford visits Barbados’s annual AnimeKon and finds everything from cosplay to sci-fi writers and video games
A tale of two flowers | Word of mouth By Suzanne Bhagan | Issue 151 (May/June 2018) On the other side of the world from Trinidad & Tobago, Suzanne Bhagan experiences the Japanese cherry blossom spring festival, and remembers the golden poui trees that bloom at home
Datebook | Events calendar (May/June 2018) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 151 (May/June 2018) Your guide to Caribbean events in May and June, from Guyana’s debut Carnival to a pineapple festival in the Bahamas
Datebook | Events calendar (Mar/Apr 2018) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 150 (March/April 2018) Events around the Caribbean in March and April, from Guyana’s Easter Regatta to Carnival in Jamaica and St Patrick’s Day in Montserrat
Word of mouth (Mar/Apr 2018) By Laura Dowrich-Phillips and Subraj Singh | Issue 150 (March/April 2018) The bright colours of Guyana’s Phagwah celebrations mingle into a shade of unity, and Sint Maarten’s annual Carnival defies the ravages of Hurricane Irma
Datebook | Events calendar (Nov/Dec 2017) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) Events around the Caribbean in November and December, from surfing in Barbados to Christmas celebrations across the region
Datebook | Events Calendar (Jan/Feb 2018) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 149 (January/February 2018) Events around the Caribbean in January and February, from Bahamas Junkanoo to Guyana’s Mashramani to Carnival celebrations up and down the islands, plus St Lucia’s Nobel Laureates Festival, a marathon in Haiti, and the world-famous Havana Book Fair
Walk tall, moko jumbie | Closeup By Ray Funk | Issue 149 (January/February 2018) It’s one of the oldest masquerades in T&T’s Carnival, brought across the Atlantic from West Africa. The moko jumbie tradition once seemed to be dying away, but in recent years a handful of enthusiasts have created a moko jumbie revival, training hundreds of young people in the art of stilt-walking. Ray Funk investigates, and explains the power of these towering figures
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
Word of mouth (Nov/Dec 2017) By Philip Sander, Laura Dowrich-Phillips and Nixon Nelson | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) Why Jean-Michael Basquiat is a posthumous art star, how the Sunset Festival in Trinidad is changing Caribbean dance music, and where to end 2017 with a truly big bang: Paramaribo
Total local | Cookup By Franka Philip | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) Christmas means feasting, and traditionally many of the Caribbean’s seasonal delicacies — from roast turkey to black cake — use imported ingredients. But could you create a Christmas lunch or dinner using only locally grown food? Franka Philip takes up the challenge
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
Word of mouth (September/October 2017) By Nixon Nelson and Vicky James | Issue 147 (September/October 2017) Hook, line, sinker: a fishing tournament in Antigua means equal parts exhilaration and exhaustion, and a one-off public holiday commemorates the First Peoples and indigenous heritage of Trinidad and Tobago
Datebook | Caribbean Events Calendar (July/August 2017) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 146 (July/August 2017) Events around the Caribbean in July and August, from the Caribbean Premier League to Carifesta XIII in Barbados
Word of mouth (July/August 2017) By Caroline Taylor, Laura Dowrich-Phillips and Suzanne Bhagan | Issue 146 (July/August 2017) The charms of “August holidays” by the beach, a new film from Trinidad & Tobago ("The Cutlass") goes international, and Grenada’s Spicemas keeps the spirit of the Jab Jab alive
