By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 171 (July/August 2022)
Anse des Pitons, St Lucia | Wish you were here (Jul/Aug 2022)
Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Embark, Arts and Architecture, Grenada
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 171 (July/August 2022)
Making Shakespeare Mas in Venice | Art buzz
This year, Grenada is making its fifth consecutive appearance with a national pavilion at the prestigious Venice Biennial (La Biennale di Venezia), which runs through November. We talked to artist and Grenada Pavilion Commissioner Susan Mains to learn more
Embark, Arts and Architecture, United States
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 171 (July/August 2022)
Exploring Asian-Caribbean heritage | On view
The Ford Foundation Gallery turns the spotlight on artists of Asian-Caribbean heritage
Embark, People, Food and Cuisine, Antigua and Barbuda
By Shelly-Ann Inniss ● Issue 171 (July/August 2022)
Doubles with slight | Food buzz
A love match introduced South African Bridget van Dongen Cadet to doubles, Trinidad’s beloved street food. And it was an affair to remember. Some 15 years later, she and her Trini husband opened their own doubles stall — in Antigua! Shelly-Ann Inniss learns more
Immerse, Homepage Slider, Leisure, Travel, Curacao, United States, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 171 (July/August 2022)
The beaches we love | Round trip
It’s the time of year when so many are enjoying the region’s beaches with our families, friends — or in quiet escapes alone! Members of the Caribbean Beat team share some of our favourites
Homepage Slider, Immerse, Music, Trinidad and Tobago
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 171 (July/August 2022)
In the Groove: Phase II at 50 | Backstory
Trinidad & Tobago’s Phase II Pan Groove, founded by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe, celebrates its 50th anniversary in August. Nigel A Campbell looks back at the pioneering journey
Immerse, Literature, People, Science, United States
By Erline Andrews ● Issue 171 (July/August 2022)
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: Griot of the universe | Snapshot
With a trailblazing Barbadian mother and CLR James for a step-grandfather, award-winning author and scientist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares with Erline Andrews how her Caribbean roots have shaped her success
Immerse, Homepage Slider, Community, Environment, Trinidad and Tobago
By Caroline Taylor ● Issue 171 (July/August 2022)
Trinidad & Tobago’s turtles: the old girls & the sea | Inspire
Community-based organisations have made Trinidad & Tobago the most important leatherback nesting site in the hemisphere. Caroline Taylor shares how, and why you must see these beautiful creatures up close