Culture, Technology, Science, Puerto Rico
By Jeremy Taylor and Larry Luxner ● Issue 7 (Autumn 1993)
Is There Anyone Out There?
Hidden among the karst mountains of north-western Puerto Rico, where the chirping of coqui frogs fill the moist night air and stars shine...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Trinidad and Tobago
By Sir Martin Bethoud ● Issue 7 (Autumn 1993)
It’s All in the Mix: Trinidad & Tobago
Sir Martin Berthoud, who until 1991 was Britain’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, was well known for his enjoyment of the task....
Culture, Food and Cuisine, Jamaica
By Garry Steckles ● Issue 7 (Autumn 1993)
This Little Piggie Went to Pork-Pit
It’s five in the morning and it’ll be another hour before the first rays of the morning sun penetrate the tropical darkness...
Culture, Music, People, Barbados
By Debbie Jacob ● Issue 7 (Autumn 1993)
No Eclipse for the Mighty Gabby
Gabby sat beside a swimming pool under an eclipsing moon on Bayley’s plantation, remembering the first day he met the owner, the...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Barbados
By Dr. Henry Fraser ● Issue 7 (Autumn 1993)
The Barbadian Beauty of Andromeda
What do a mythological maiden and a world-famous botanic garden have in common? Andromeda, in ancient Greek mythology, was a beautiful...
Culture, Music, People, Guyana
By Michael Church ● Issue 7 (Autumn 1993)
Jill Gomez: You Should Be in Opera
It takes a certain kind of guts to go topless on stage at the Royal Opera House In London’s Covent Garden especially when you are the...
Culture, Food and Cuisine, Lifestyle, Barbados
By Valerie Jones ● Issue 8 (Winter 1993)
Eat Your Heart Out in Barbados
Until the early sixties, Barbados was not exactly a gourmet’s Mecca. Restaurants were few and far between, and most hotels — there...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, St. Lucia
By Caroline Popovic and Nancy Atkison ● Issue 8 (Winter 1993)
Discover St Lucia
St Lucia’s trademark is the towering majesty of the twin Pitons, which soar out of the sea on the west coast near the town of...