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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
