Engage, Culture, Environment, History
By James Ferguson ● Issue 158 (July/August 2019)
Get a kick | On this day
Kick ’Em Jenny sounds like a comic name, but for the scientists who study this underwater volcano, first recorded eighty years ago, it’s no laughing matter. The Caribbean was shaped by its volcanoes, says James Ferguson, which created our mountainous island landscapes — but can also wreak havoc
Arrive, Environment, Travel, Trinidad and Tobago
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 157 (May/June 2019)
Kairi wild | Offtrack
Trinidad may be an industrial powerhouse, but it’s also home to wildnerness areas with a rich biodiversity, from forested mountains to mangrove wetlands. Photographers Jason Audain and Brendan Delzin share images and stories capturing the island’s wild beauty
Engage, Environment, Food and Cuisine
By Erline Andrews ● Issue 157 (May/June 2019)
The parrotfish dilemma | Green
Among the most colourful marine species, parrotfish play a key role in keeping reefs and beaches healthy. They are also delicious, making fishing bans to protect them unpopular. Without these protections, learns Erline Andrews, they may be overfished into extinction
Embark, Environment, Leisure, Barbados
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 156 (March/April 2019)
Andromeda Gardens, Barbados | Wish you were here (Mar/Apr 2019)
Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Arrive, Environment, Travel, Guyana
By Annette Arjoon ● Issue 156 (March/April 2019)
Karasabai, Guyana: Makonaima’s treasure | Offtrack
Karasabai, a Macushi community in Guyana’s Pakaraima Mountains, is rich in wildlife and legend alike, writes Annette Arjoon-Martins
Engage, Environment, People, Science, Trinidad and Tobago
By Erline Andrews ● Issue 156 (March/April 2019)
Diva Amon: as deep as it goes | Discover
The portion of the sea below two hundred metres is our planet’s biggest habitat, and the least known. Erline Andrews meets Trinidadian marine biologist Diva Amon, pioneering deep-sea research in our region
Embark, Environment, Film and Television, Trinidad and Tobago
By Jonathan Ali ● Issue 155 (January/February 2019)
Q&A with Ian Harnarine | Screenshots (Jan/Feb 2019)
Filmmaker Ian Harnarine talks about his new short, Caroni
By Erline Andrews ● Issue 155 (January/February 2019)
The plastic wars | Green
Plastic pollution is a growing danger to the environment, to wildlife, and to ourselves. As Jamaica implements the first major plastics ban in the Caribbean, Erline Andrews learns about its possible impact — and pitfalls