Embark, Culture, Food and Cuisine, Dominican Republic
By Clara Gonzalez ● Issue 124 (November/December 2013)
The taste of home: Christmas recipes from the Dominican Republic
It’s easy to underestimate the importance of Christmas for Dominicans. Other countries celebrate many holidays with equal fervour, but...
Embark, Culture, Festivals and Events
By Mirissa De Four ● Issue 123 (September/October 2013)
Caribbean Datebook (September/October 2013)
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Catch a flick Eight years on, the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is still going strong, as it continues to...
Embark, Culture, Festivals and Events
By Various Contributors ● Issue 123 (September/October 2013)
Word of mouth (September/October 2013)
The art of hope Curator Nicole Smythe-Johnson of the National Gallery of Jamaica explains why an exhibition of work by younger Jamaican...
Embark, Culture, Fashion and Jewellery
By Alia Michele Orane ● Issue 123 (September/October 2013)
Admas Mahdere: smooth as silk
The 2013 Cayman Islands Fashion Week boasted a slew of impressive designers, but Admas Mahdere wowed the crowd with her latest collection...
By Kern De Freitas ● Issue 123 (September/October 2013)
New kids on the pitch: the West Indies women’s cricket team
While their male counterparts have struggled to stay competitive in international cricket, it’s the West Indies women’s team who are...
Embark, Culture, Music, Reviews
By Sheldon Cadet ● Issue 123 (September/October 2013)
Caribbean Playlist (September/October 2013)
Bread Gyazette The band Gyazette was formed in 2007 by self-taught guitarist Nikolai Salcedo and six other musicians. They have been an...
Embark, Culture, Literature, Reviews
By Shivanee Ramlochan ● Issue 123 (September/October 2013)
Caribbean Bookshelf (September/October 2013)
All Decent Animals, by Oonya Kempadoo (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 260 pp, ISBN 9780374299712) As a designer for a prominent, unwieldy...
Embark, Culture, Food and Cuisine, People, Grenada
By Franka Philip ● Issue 123 (September/October 2013)
Bittersweet: remembering Mott Green
In the past, when friends visited Grenada, they brought back quaint little packets of nutmeg and spices with some cocoa balls. We’d...