Aloe vera: the thorny balm
“Go out in the garden and cut some aloes” are dreaded words for many Caribbean children. Aloe’s bitter taste is enough to prove that...
Isle of thorns
Think of Caribbean vegetation, and the images that come to mind are probably coconut trees fringing the coast, or lush hillside rainforest....
Eid-ul-Fitr: the end of the fast
Celebrating the end of the Ramadan fast, Muslim women prepare to pray in the Onafhankelijksplein, the park at the heart of Paramaribo’s...