How to Name a Hummingbird
From the first, Europeans thought them quite startling. “Little birds,” remarked Columbus in 1492, when he first arrived in the New...
Caribbean Volcanoes: Fire Down Below
He was so overcome by the destruction he saw following the eruption of the Soufrière volcano on the island of St Vincent on May 7, 1902...
Seeking The Green Antilles: Caribbean Eco Adventures
Think of a Caribbean vacation, and the pictures that come to mind are of pristine white sand beaches, clear blue water, shady palm trees,...
Good, Bad and Ugly Bugs
So what is a bug? A micro-organism, especially one causing disease, is one of the definitions for bug in the dictionary, and in general...
Bernadette Coutain-Plair: Lady of the Blue and Gold
It was worth the long drive from Port of Spain to the east Trinidad hamlet of Plum Mitan, one Friday morning in March, to witness a...
Subterranean Secrets: Trinidad’s Mud Volcanoes
I’m looking at a photograph of three pelicans perched on top of the mud volcanic island in Trinidad’s Chatham Bay, which erupted on May...
Caribbean volcanoes: sun, sea – and ash?
Sure you’ve heard about Vesuvius, and how it blew away Pompeii, but what about Soufrière? And exactly which Soufrière are we talking...
