Maya coast, Mexico | Parting shot
On Mexico’s Mayan Riviera, the ruined city of Tulum keeps watch over the Caribbean Sea, centuries after it was abandoned
Port Royal, Jamaica — return from the deep
It must be the travel bargain of the Caribbean. For six Jamaica dollars (US15 cents for a 20-minute ride), a ferry chugs a half-dozen times...
Happy Day in Haiti — the Duvaliers remembered
The history of Haiti contains few happy anniversaries. The events that have marked the country and made international news have almost...
Slavery revisited
It takes a brave writer these days to approach the subject of slavery in the Caribbean. Look at the many novels published by contemporary...
The first 50
With this July/August 2001 edition, Caribbean Beat reaches its 50th issue. So please forgive us if we celebrate a little. When the magazine...
Mamiku Mystery
Deep in the green interior of St Lucia, in Praslin, high above the sea, a project is under way to save a small fragment of history. It...
Potted history
Caribbean handicrafts — from canoe building to basket making, lace embroidery and vaudou flags — combine function, aesthetics and...
Spirit of the Americas
In a cramped room at the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad, amid a clutter of biological specimens, a...
