Music, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
By Niala Maharaj ● Caribbean Resilience (1 May 2020), Issue 42 (March/April 2000)
Going Ramayn in Trinidad
“Survival is the triumph of stubbornness, and spiritual stubbornness, a sublime stupidity, is what makes the occupation of poetry...
Festivals and Events, Sports, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
By Brij Parasnath ● Issue 2 (Summer 1992)
The Barcelona Olympics: Hunting Caribbean Gold
Ace cyclist Gene Samuel of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey are the Caribbean’s best medal prospects for the...
Culture, Arts, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
By Debbie Jacob ● Issue 2 (Summer 1992)
Wayne Berkeley: Trinidad’s King Carnival
Take a peek inside Wayne Berkeley‘s mas camp, famous throughout Trinidad and Tobago for its organisation and its wide variety of...
Culture, Theatre and Dance, Festivals and Events, Barbados
By Jane Bryce ● Issue 40 (November/December 1999)
Yarico: Staging slavery in 1999
Barbados: just beyond your imagination. The tourism slogan works by subtle provocation. We think we already know about the place —...
Culture, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
By Garry Steckles ● Issue 5 (Spring 1993)
Trinidad Carnival for Beginners
So you’re going to Carnival in Trinidad. You’ve been hearing about it for years, perhaps decades. You’re looking forward to taking...
Culture, Festivals and Events, Sports, Trinidad and Tobago
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 6 (Summer 1993)
Trinidad & Tobago’s Great Race at 25
The Great Race can lay claim to being the longest-running offshore powerboat event in the world, having not missed a beat since it blasted...
Culture, Festivals and Events, Barbados
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 6 (Summer 1993)
Pick of the Crop: Barbados’ Crop Over
There’s an old Barbadian expression for walking the hot midday pavement, usually on a tedious mission: “slapping tar”....
Culture, Music, Festivals and Events, Jamaica
By Garry Steckles ● Issue 6 (Summer 1993)
Sunsplash: Reggae to Go
Sunsplash. Mention the word today and there’s an automatic prefix: reggae. The two go together like saltfish and ackee, Ramadhin and...