Ode to Jamaica’s Blue Mountains
People always ask me, Why you love Jamaica so? Is de music, nuh? De fellas? De beaches? I tell them, yes and no. It’s partly the...
Birds that bring out the wow
Going into Theodore Ferguson’s office in Tunapuna, Trinidad, gives me what he later tells me is a “wow moment”. It’s true. The...
The heat is on: global warming and the Caribbean
Caribbean countries are only too familiar with the ravages of climate change. Hurricanes yearly batter shores, floods wreak havoc and...
Canari: yes, they can
An environmental organisation that works out of Trinidad has become the first in the Caribbean to receive a prestigious grant from the John...
Caribbean birds: on a wing and a prayer
The Caribbean is renowned for its stunning birdlife, and many people visit the region either on specialist birdwatching tours or simply...
Tobago: saving money, saving the earth
“This year will be exciting because it should make the Caribbean stand out in terms of environmental awareness and sustainable...
Top ten ways to go green
1 Beware of the vampires and phantoms among us- No, I don’t mean the characters that scare us in the movies. There are actual energy...
The view from Simla
In the high forest of Trinidad’s Northern Range at Guanapo sits a house which has changed little since it was built many decades ago. Its...
