Embark, Literature, Theatre and Dance, Festivals and Events, Food and Cuisine
By Philip Sander, Nazma Muller and Nixon Nelson ● Issue 141 (September/October 2016)
Word of mouth (September/October 2016)
Lit city September brings New York City’s biggest free literary festival — with Caribbean writers always in the mix. Nixon Nelson gives...
Engage, Festivals and Events, History, People, Sports
By James Ferguson ● Issue 140 (July/August 2016)
Historic gold: the earliest Caribbean Olympic heroes
Who would dare to guess what will happen to the athletes from the Caribbean at the Olympic Games in August? Will Jamaica’s Usain...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 140 (July/August 2016)
Caribbean Datebook (July/August 2016)
Don’t miss . . . Antigua Carnival 22 July to 2 August She’s a four-time Antigua and Barbuda Party Monarch, and Claudette Peters, the...
Embark, Festivals and Events, United Kingdom, Barbados
By Emily Zobel Marshall and Nailah Folami Imoja ● Issue 140 (July/August 2016)
Word of mouth (July/August 2016)
Start with the music Nailah Folami Imoja gives a run-down of her favourite events in Barbados’s Crop Over calendar Crop Over — the...
Immerse, Festivals and Events, People, Sports
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 140 (July/August 2016)
Gold standard: the Caribbean’s Olympic contenders for Rio 2016
Come August, Caribbean eyes will be firmly focused on the João Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the athletics venue for the...
Embark, Literature, Music, Travel, Festivals and Events, Jamaica, St. Lucia
By Tanya Batson-Savage and Laura Dowrich-Phillips ● Issue 139 (May/June 2016)
Word of mouth (May/June 2016)
Jazz for the people Laura Dowrich on how St Lucia Jazz, celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary, brings artists and audiences close...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 139 (May/June 2016)
Caribbean Datebook (May/June 2016)
Don’t miss . . . Guyana Golden Jubilee celebrations 26 May • across Guyana Fifty years of Independence is a milestone for any nation,...
Embark, Culture, Festivals and Events
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 138 (March/April 2016)
Caribbean Datebook (March/April 2016)
Don’t miss . . . Rally Trinidad 25 to 27 March • venues around Trinidad For auto-lovers and thrillseekers alike from across the...