Embark, Food and Cuisine, Trinidad and Tobago
By Franka Philip ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
Jeremy Tilokee: raw passion
I have many Caribbean friends who used to vigorously resist the idea of raw seafood. “I eh eating dat!” But after some coaxing, and a...
Embark, Music, Reviews, Festivals and Events
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
Caribbean Playlist (July/August 2015)
St Thomas — Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band Drummer Dion Parson from St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands has gathered a cadre of...
By Shivanee Ramlochan ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
Caribbean Bookshelf (July/August 2015)
A Brief History of Seven Killings, by Marlon James (Riverhead Books, 704 pp, ISBN 9781594486005) Many roads in writing have led to Bob...
By Garry Steckles ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
The T20 question for West Indies cricket
As the Caribbean hosts the third edition of a cricket tournament marketed as “the biggest party in sport,” some followers of the...
Embark, Travel, People, Trinidad and Tobago
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
Georgia Popplewell: “I need to live to one hundred”
Founded in 2004, the international citizen media NGO Global Voices plays a crucial role in amplifying the voices of online communities...
Embark, Fashion and Jewellery, Trinidad and Tobago
By Alia Michele Orane ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
Eastern elegance: Dhisha Moorjani’s House of Jaipur
For ten years, Trinidadian designer Dhisha Moorjani worked in the retail business, selling handicrafts and home décor from India. Then in...
Embark, Festivals and Events, Haiti, United Kingdom
By Philip Sander and David Katz ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
Word of mouth (July/August 2015)
On Haitian earth Philip Sander explains the historic significance of Carifesta’s visit to Haiti There’s a sad disproportion between...
Engage, Community, People, Suriname
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
Eid-ul-Fitr: the end of the fast
Celebrating the end of the Ramadan fast, Muslim women prepare to pray in the Onafhankelijksplein, the park at the heart of Paramaribo’s...