Culture

Culture, Music, Reviews

Upbeat (Autumn 1994)

Cool Runnings Various artists (Chaos/Columbia) As a movie, Cool Runnings is so engaging that it’s possible to be completely oblivious...

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Culture, Literature, Reviews

Bookshelf (Autumn 1994)

An Island is a World Samuel Selvon (TSAR, Canada 1993) Sam Selvon’s neglected second novel, first published in 1955, was republished...

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Culture

Island Beat (Autumn 1994)

Laramania The world knows that the West Indian cricketer Brian Lara set a new world record for the highest score in a test match in Antigua...

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Culture, Arts, Lifestyle

A Home in the Sun

A home in the Caribbean sun is the dream of thousands of people who live and work in colder dimes. They come to the Caribbean as visitors...

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Culture

Colonial Girls School

Borrowed images willed our skins pale muffled our laughter lowered our voices let out our hems dekinked our hair denied our sex in gym...

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Culture, Food and Cuisine

Caribbean Kitchen (Autumn 1994)

Mackerel Rundown Recipe Buy pickled mackerel which is firm to the touch. Allow one medium-sized, very dry coconut for each pound of fish....

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Culture, History, Dominica

The Battle of the Saintes

If you stand at Capucin or Point Jacquot, on the northern tip of Dominica, you can see the little French islands of the Saintes. They look...

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Culture, Lifestyle

Join the Line

When a West Indian says to you, “How was the show?”, most times you would be correct in assuming that he means the actual show...

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