By Nazma Muller ● Issue 17 (January/February 1996)
Hunting for Fidel
I am no great pillar of capitalism. But you see communism? I can’t afford it. One night of socialist fever almost killed my feeble...
Culture, Environment, Arts, Lifestyle
By Merle Gunby ● Issue 18 (March/April 1996)
Turtle Watching in the Caribbean: Out of the Deep
Merle Gunby watches as one of the earth’s oldest and strangest creatures – the Leatherback turtle – carries out her nesting...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Guyana
By Mark Lyndersay ● Issue 18 (March/April 1996)
Destination Guyana: Rediscover El Dorado
Glance out of the window of any of the light planes that will take you through Guyana, and you will see just how enormous the place is. The...
Culture, Environment, Travel, Lifestyle, Trinidad and Tobago
By Sue Limb ● Issue 19 (May/June 1996)
In Search of the Tufted Coquette in Trinidad & Tobago
More than 430 bird species have been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago, over 170 in the Arima Valley alone, site of the famous Asa Wright...
Culture, Travel, Festivals and Events, Sports
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 19 (May/June 1996)
Island Beat (May/June 1996)
Tobago’s Heritage Festival In the early 1980s, while other islands promoted carnivals and crop-overs, Tobago decided to be different....
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Trinidad and Tobago
By Allan Weisbecker ● Issue 19 (May/June 1996)
A Midnight Run in Tobago
Islands, I’ve found, are good for dreaming, and Tobago is a doozie. It’s a delightfully surreal montage of lush, Rousseauesque...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Barbados
By N’Delamiko Lord ● Issue 20 (July/August 1996)
Horsing Around
In the past I haven’t been much of an adventurous person. But on a recent trip to Barbados, I was asked if there was anything...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Trinidad and Tobago
By Pat Ganase ● Issue 22 (November/December 1996)
Skywatching in Tobago
You can drive around Tobago in a day. You can fly there in the morning – the first flight from Trinidad puts you on the ground before...