Arrive, Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Bonaire
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 151 (May/June 2018)
Kralendijk, Bonaire | Neighbourhood
The gateway for dive tourists drawn to Bonaire’s pristine waters, the island’s capital has a relaxed charm, and touches of colourful history
Arrive, Travel, People, Grenada
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 151 (May/June 2018)
“Just drive all around the island” | Personal tour
Artist Suelin Low Chew Tung offers a tour of her home island, Grenada, from beaches to hiking to the best place to buy local chocolate
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
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 151 (May/June 2018)
Datebook | Events calendar (May/June 2018)
Your guide to Caribbean events in May and June, from Guyana’s debut Carnival to a pineapple festival in the Bahamas
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 150 (March/April 2018)
Datebook | Events calendar (Mar/Apr 2018)
Events around the Caribbean in March and April, from Guyana’s Easter Regatta to Carnival in Jamaica and St Patrick’s Day in Montserrat
Embark, Festivals and Events, St. Martin, Guyana
By Laura Dowrich and Subraj Singh ● Issue 150 (March/April 2018)
Word of mouth (Mar/Apr 2018)
The bright colours of Guyana’s Phagwah celebrations mingle into a shade of unity, and Sint Maarten’s annual Carnival defies the ravages of Hurricane Irma