Need to know | Event calendar (July/August 2021) By Shelly-Ann Inniss and Nigel Campbell | Issue 165 (July/August 2021) Essential info to help you make the most of July and August — even in the middle of a pandemic
Natural healing | Discover By Erline Andrews | Issue 165 (July/August 2021) For generations, Caribbean people have used local plants — leaves, seeds, roots, and more — for medicine. But scientific research into these folk remedies has lagged behind. At the University of the West Indies campus in Mona, Jamaica, the pioneering Natural Products Institute is working to change that, Erline Andrews learns
Need to know | Event calendar (Mar/Apr 2021) By Shelly-Ann Inniss and Amanda Choo Quan | Issue 163 (March/April 2021) Essential info to help you make the most of March and April — even in the middle of a pandemic
Go wild | Round trip By Caribbean Beat | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue Soaring mountains, rushing rivers and waterfalls, rainforests teeming with life, and savannahs stretching to the horizon — the Caribbean has so many amazing natural landscapes to explore. What better time to experience the life-giving adventures of the great outdoors?
A big step forward in the fight against gynaecological cancers By Caribbean Gynae Associates | News & Online Exclusives In the Caribbean, cancers of the cervix, uterus and ovary make up the second, third and fifth most common cancers. In Trinidad and Tobago, we have taken the fight against gynaecological cancers on all fronts — preventative, early detection, treatment and succession planning.
Nature’s Bread | Green By Erline Andrews | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) It’s delicious, nutritious, and popular across the Caribbean. Even so, breadfruit — brought to the region from the Pacific more than two centuries ago — is still underappreciated for its potential role in increasing regional food security, and helping to green our cities. Erline Andrews learns more
All creatures great and small | Inspire By Erline Andrews | Issue 161 (January/February 2020) Last September, Hurricane Dorian devastated the lives of thousands in the Bahamas — and not just the human residents of the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahamas, but their pets as well. As Erline Andrews learns, in the aftermath of the storm, animal welfare organisations have stepped in to save hundreds of domesticated animals and reunite them with their owners
For the sake of a lizard | Green By Erline Andrews | Issue 160 (November/December 2019) The gem-like colours of the tiny Union Island gecko — a lizard found only on one small island in the Grenadines — are why it’s so highly coveted by the exotic pet trade. As Erline Andrews reports, hopes for the endangered gecko’s survival depend on new conservation efforts, and a push for eco-tourism
