By Erline Andrews ● Issue 152 (July/August 2018)
Eye on the sky — from Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory | Discover
For five decades, one of the world’s most important radio telescopes, gathering essential information about outer space, has operated from Puerto Rico’s Arecibo, at the heart of the Caribbean, writes Erline Andrews
Engage, Community, Culture, People, Trinidad and Tobago
By Bridget van Dongen ● Issue 152 (July/August 2018)
OK to be proud | Inspire
Six years ago, the tragic suicide of a teenager motivated the launch of an initiative to support young LGBTQ people in Trinidad and Tobago. Bridget van Dongen reports on the Silver Lining Foundation, and how they work to protect the vulnerable
Engage, History, People, Sports, Jamaica
By James Ferguson ● Issue 152 (July/August 2018)
Arthur Wint: long before Bolt | On this day
Usain Bolt may be Jamaica’s most famous Olympic medallist — but he was far from the first. James Ferguson looks back at the life of Arthur Wint and his extraordinary achievements both on and off the track
By Lisa Allen-Agostini ● Caribbean Innovation (15 May 2020), Issue 151 (May/June 2018)
Create Caribbean: tech to the people | Plugin
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
Engage, Arts and Architecture, History, Haiti, Jamaica
By Erline Andrews ● Issue 151 (May/June 2018)
Sans-Souci, Haiti: uncovering a kingdom | Discover
It’s one of the Caribbean’s most resonant historic sites, but surprisingly little is known about the true history of Sans-Souci, the palace of Henri Christophe, writes Erline Andrews. Now a multinational team of archaeologists are using high-tech tools to resurvey the site, and perhaps rewrite Haitian history
By James Ferguson ● Issue 151 (May/June 2018)
Sin city: Jamaica’s Port Royal | On this day
It was once known as “the Sodom of the New World” — until a catastropic earthquake sent it tumbling into the sea. On the 500th anniversary of its founding, James Ferguson recalls the history of Jamaica’s infamous Port Royal
Engage, Technology, Science, French Guiana
By Erline Andrews ● Issue 150 (March/April 2018)
Next stop: space | Discover
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
Engage, History, People, United Kingdom
By James Ferguson ● Issue 150 (March/April 2018)
Walter Tull — over the line | On this day
A century ago, as the First World War drew to a close, a Barbadian-British man named Walter Tull was killed on the battlefield. He was one of many thousands dead in the “Flanders clay,” but also unique: as James Ferguson writes, Lieutenant Tull was the first officer of colour ever appointed in the British Army, in defiance of race prejudice