Caribbean Christmas
Grotesque masks, jigging Jonkonnu dancers and acrobats, ghost stories, Spanish music and pepperpot these seem far away from carols,...
The Chutney Phenomenon
To a visitor in the 1920s, Debe, in south-west Trinidad, was “almost wholly a Hindu town”. Seventy years later it’s still...
Cinema Paradiso
“Ram-bo! Ram-bo!” the fella in front chanted, punching the air with his fist every time Sylvester Stallone did something worth...
St. Lucia Sea Fever
Surf, paraglide, dive, fish, ski, or just keep on tanning? Chris Huxley looks at the tough choices that face the watersports addict in St...
Jamaica Cool
Some years ago I took the Long Island Railroad from Penn Station in Manhattan. A few stops down the line is Jamaica in the borough of...
Jason Apparicio: Wave Rider
As I paddle my surfboard through tepid turquoise on the remote north coast of Trinidad, it’s hard to believe this is the same ocean...
Trinidad & Tobago: Dancing To A Different Drum
“So what is Trinidad famous for?” the teacher asked. The subject was Caribbean achievements. It was a hot Friday afternoon; the...
Little Tobago: Counting the Birds of Paradise
There may or may not be a portrait of Queen Victoria looking down on the chaps at Britain’s Scientific Exploration Society, but the fact...
