Archaeology’s eye in the sky | Discover By Erline Andrews | Issue 158 (July/August 2019) For centuries, much of the evidence for Mayan civilisation has been covered in dense rainforest. Now new developments in LiDAR technology have made it possible for archaeologists to do sophisticated aerial surveys — revealing tens of thousands of previously unknown structures. Erline Andrews learns more
Stories of steel — the future of the steelpan | Panorama By Mark Lyndersay and Sharmain Baboolal | Issue 156 (March/April 2019), Caribbean Innovation (15 May 2020) Carnival is the season of steelpan. But behind the Panorama stage, the future of T&T’s national musical instrument will be shaped by administrators, craftspeople, arrangers, and educators — like these men and women profiled by writer Sharmain Baboolal and photographer Mark Lyndersay
Create Caribbean: tech to the people | Plugin By Lisa Allen-Agostini | Caribbean Innovation (15 May 2020), Issue 151 (May/June 2018) Founded by scholar Schuyler Esprit, Dominica’s Create Caribbean was well on its way to making tech tools for education available to all. Then Hurricane Maria hit. Lisa Allen-Agostini discovers how the digital humanities project is putting the pieces back together
Next stop: space | Discover By Erline Andrews | Issue 150 (March/April 2018) As more and more entrepreneurs look towards space exploration, it’s still almost unknown outside the industry that one of the world’s busiest launch sites is on the doorstep of the Caribbean. Erline Andrews learns how French Guiana’s half-century-old spaceport is essential to our future exploring the galaxy
Cooking APP a storm By Franka Philip | Issue 107 (January/February 2011) These days you don't need to leaf through a pile of cookbooks or even surf the Net to find out how to make oildown or accras. You can download recipes on your phone. Franka Philip did just that
The games are afoot | Snapshot By Mark Lyndersay | Caribbean Innovation (15 May 2020), Issue 148 (November/December 2017) Video games aren’t just for teenagers to have fun — globally, they’re a highly lucrative business, requiring state-of-the-art technical know-how, creative flair, and significant investment. Mark Lyndersay meets the minds behind Couple Six and Coded-Arts, video game developers in Barbados and T&T, whose agenda includes creating games that reflect the culture of their home islands
The energy of the future: renewables in the Caribbean | Green By Erline Andrews | Issue 146 (July/August 2017) Year-round sunshine, endless breezes, gushing rivers: most Caribbean countries have ample natural resources to harness renewable energy. So why is the region so dependent on fossil fuels? Erline Andrews investigates
Electric Avenues By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 143 (January/February 2017) As the world grows more environment- and energy-conscious, electric cars seem like the transport of the future. And most Caribbean countries offer ideal conditions for their adoption, writes Shelly-Ann Inniss
Trinidadian Laurie Voss: unbreaking the internet By Mark Lyndersay | Issue 140 (July/August 2016) Last March, an angry software developer deleted a JavaScript code package from the Internet. It doesn’t sound very exciting, but the result was thousands of broken websites, and a cascade of online errors. In stepped Trinidadian Laurie Voss, CTO of the web company npm. Mark Lyndersay tells the story of a coding rescue mission
Five Caribbean artists in the brave new digital world By Nicole Smythe-Johnson | Caribbean Innovation (15 May 2020), Issue 139 (May/June 2016) Artists are always eager to experiment with new tools, so it’s no surprise that digital media offer them a creative playground. Nicole Smythe-Johnson surveys how Caribbean artists are exploring digital possibilities, and introduces five young creatives shaping the ways we experience digital images
Troy Weekes: “We too can be creators” By Tracy Assing | Issue 138 (March/April 2016) Barbadian Troy Weekes, systems designer and education entrepreneur, on rethinking how children learn and how Caribbean people interact with digital technology— as told to Tracy Assing
Have internet, will travel By Georgia Popplewell | Issue 138 (March/April 2016) Think of almost any imaginable human behaviour or need, and you can bet someone’s built a website for it. Travel is no exception. Georgia Popplewell compiles a handy survey of the best travel websites and apps to help you make the most of your trip — to the Caribbean or anywhere else in the world
Niven Narain: smarter medicine By Erline Andrews | Issue 137 (January/February 2016) The tragic death of his grandmother inspired Niven Narain’s career in cutting-edge cancer research. Erline Andrews learns how the Guyanese-American scientist is pioneering the use of artificial intellignce to create better, cheaper drugs for all
Patrick Hosein: the quiet innovator By Raymond Ramcharitar | Issue 134 (July/August 2015) If you’ve ever used a smartphone, you’ve probably benefitted from the research of Trinidadian engineer Patrick Hosein. Raymond Ramcharitar finds out how
Get it while it’s hot: Barbados’ solar energy revolution By Helen Shair-Singh | Issue 132 (March/April 2015) With abundant and free sunshine literally falling out of the sky, why haven’t more Caribbean countries followed the Bajans in adopting solar power? Helen Shair-Singh investigates how Barbados became a global solar pioneer
Are you listening? A decade of Global Voices By Philip Sander | Issue 131 (January/February 2015) For a decade, the international citizen media project Global Voices has helped break through online barriers of country, culture, censorship, and language — and the Caribbean has played a key role almost from the start. Philip Sander finds out more
It takes a crowd By Georgia Popplewell | Issue 130 (November/December 2014) “Crowdfunding” is an ubiquitous buzzword among young creative types. But how much do online platforms like Kickstarter really help? Georgia Popplewell talks to Caribbean filmmakers and artists about their crowdfunding experiences
Netwatch: Caribbean Summer By Michael Goodwin | Issue 44 (July/August 2000) What's happening in the Caribbean on the net
Netwatch: Caribbean Callaloo By Georgia Popplewell | Issue 43 (May/June 2000) The Caribbean on the net
Bevil Wooding: casting the internet wider By Gerard Best | Issue 107 (January/February 2011) Bevil Wooding of Trinidad & Tobago is one of only seven people worldwide who hold keys to the Internet. He tells Gerard Best what he really wants
Riding the new wave of Caribbean cinema By Jonathan Ali | Issue 105 (September/October 2010) Jonathan Ali zooms in on how new technology is helping regional filmmakers revive the industry
Learning online with a computer tutor By James Fuller | Issue 95 (January/February 2009) Students around the region and beyond can now link to the web-based classes form Trinidad. James Fuller logged on
