The garden on the rocks
With a name like hers, you might have predicted that Iris Bannochie would have developed a passion for flowers in her lifetime and even...
A day with Bertrand “Dr Birdy” Jno Baptiste
Bertrand Jno Baptiste, affectionately known as Dr Birdy (it’s plastered across the windscreen of his car, in case there are doubters), is...
The battle of Little Tobago
In the distance, off Speyside, Tobago, beyond the yachts docked at the jetty, an island comes into view. This is Little Tobago, a...
Going Solar: Oliver Headley’s Sun Traps
One night in 1957, the calm of a district in Barbados known as Mile And A Quarter was shattered by the launch of a home-made rocket...
Saving Caribbean Rainforests
The tropical forests of the Caribbean give visitors some of their most lasting memories. Who can fail to be impressed by the giant silk...
French Guiana’s Ariane Reaches for the Stars
The giant Ariane stands on the launch pad. Two Satellites have been loaded into the compartment that forms the rocket’s nose, and lowered...
St. Lucia’s Llewellyn Xavier: Turning Green
Llewellyn Xavier is slicing an avocado. It is not just a chore. “Look,” he says, “if you cut it across and not...
Requiem for the Monk Seal
The blood of the heavy animals stained the blue water around the open wooden boats. Grunting sailors, fearful of sharks, dragged the beasts...
