OK to be proud | Inspire By Bridget van Dongen | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) Six years ago, the tragic suicide of a teenager motivated the launch of an initiative to support young LGBTQ people in Trinidad and Tobago. Bridget van Dongen reports on the Silver Lining Foundation, and how they work to protect the vulnerable
After the storm | Perspective By Caribbean Beat | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, here’s how you can help the islands most badly affected
Heartland album: Andrea de Silva & Alva Viarruel explore the landscape of Indo-Trinidadian culture By Various Contributors | Issue 145 (May/June 2017) For generations, the plains of Caroni in central Trinidad were the agricultual heart of the island. The busy town of Chaguanas and its vendor-lined streets now dominate the area, but across the surrounding countryside still sprawl small farms and villages. Photographer Andrea de Silva and writer Alva Viarruel explore this landscape of Indo-Trinidadian culture
Inner-city art in Kingston By Tanya Batson-Savage | Issue 144 (March/April 2017) For middle-class Jamaicans and tourists alike, downtown Kingston, with its deprived communities, can seem off-limits. So when a group of young artists began a public mural project in the Fleet Street area, it wasn’t just about beautifying the neighbourhood, writes Tanya Batson-Savage. It was really about opening opportunities for local residents
Caribbean “farmer-preneurs” — back to the land By Erline Andrews | Issue 142 (November/December 2016) Agriculture is an essential industry — how else do we feed ourselves? — but traditionally has been considered back-breaking, thankless, old-fashioned work. That’s starting to change, Erline Andrews reports, as a new generation of young Caribbean “farmer-preneurs” adopt the latest technological advances in one of human-kind’s oldest activities
Pastor Bobby Wilmott: Trench Town Triumph By Chris Salewicz | Issue 40 (November/December 1999) Pastor Bobby Wilmott is a man who’s bent on converting Jamaica’s rough Trench Town into a place of hope he calls Joytown. Chris Salewicz explains
The Merikins: heroes of the forgotten war By Judy Raymond | Issue 140 (July/August 2016) Two hundred years ago, a group of free black veterans of the War of 1812 arrived in Trinidad. In the island’s deep south, the villages they founded still preserve the traditions of the “Merikins,” as writer Judy Raymond and photographer Marlon Rouse discover — and still have much to teach their fellow citizens
First things first: the Caribbean’s First Peoples By Caribbean Beat | Issue 137 (January/February 2016) The Caribbean’s First Peoples shaped our landscapes, language, and culture — and across the region, our indigenous heritage remains within reach, if you know where to look
Ark of hope By Zahra Gordon | Issue 136 (November/December 2015) The Children’s Ark charity channels the energy and know-how of T&T’s movers and shakers to help give at-risk youth the opportunities they deserve. Zahra Gordon learns more
Eid-ul-Fitr: the end of the fast By Caribbean Beat | Issue 134 (July/August 2015) At the end of the month of Ramadan, Muslims in Suriname celebrate the joyful festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, like their fellows in Guyana and Trinidad
Once bitten: Chikungunya in the Caribbean By Nazma Muller | Issue 131 (January/February 2015) It was the Caribbean’s big public health crisis of 2014: a rapidly spreading outbreak of mosquito-borne chikungunya. Nazma Muller investigates how governments have responded, and suggests how visitors to the Caribbean can avoid the dreaded pains and rashes of CHIK-V
The Brave and the Bold By Haffezar Khan | Issue 44 (July/August 2000) It was the main event of the morning, and Mr Blaides, the head teacher, was the star performer. Haffezar Khan remembers a schoolyard tradition
Anton Gabriel: the man with the golden boots By Donna Yawching | Issue 107 (January/February 2011) T&T Carnival now has a home in the east end of Toronto, where Anton Gabriel has founded his own museum of mas. Donna Yawching dropped by
The struggle for serenity By Cedriann J Martin | Issue 95 (January/February 2009) 70 In south Trinidad, a group of women is working towards building the only all-female drug rehabilitation centre in the region.
Young, gifted and back By RBTT | Issue 88 (November/December 2007) RBTT creates well-rounded students through the regional Young Leaders programme
New winners at Waterloo By RBTT | Issue 87 (September/October 2007) Students of Waterloo High School in Trinidad overcome challenges to win the RBTT Young Leaders competition
School homework By RBTT | Issue 86 (July/August 2007) St Joseph's Convent students provide a needy Trinidadian family with food, clothes, and a new house
Ready for Arts-in-Action By Caroline Taylor | Issue 83 (January/February 2007) Arts-in-Action is a Trinidad-based group on the cutting edge of art as a means of social change
Positively profitable By Richard Costas | Issue 79 (May/June 2006) Companies that take their social responsibilities seriously create profits for themselves and the communities they operate in, says Richard Costas
Aishalton dairy By Liam Taylor | Issue 76 (November/December 2005) In Guyana’s remote south Rupununi, the Wapishana village of Aishalton is rarely visited by outsiders. Liam Taylor spent a year teaching there, growing to love the rhythm of this place far from home
Looking for horn | Classic By Dylan Kerrigan | Issue 152 (July/August 2018), Issue 68 (July/August 2004) Dylan Kerrigan on the subtle secrets of horn language. (And, no, it’s not what you think.) Originally published in 2004, this Beat classic was reproduced in the July/August 2018 issue
It’s a brown world | Classic By Caroline Taylor | Issue 153 (September/October 2018), Issue 65 (January/February 2004) At home in Trinidad, Caroline Taylor’s multi-ethnic identity is no mystery; the rest of the world is a totally different melting-pot. Originally published in 2004, this Beat classic was reproduced in the September/October 2018 issue
