Aloe vera: the thorny balm By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 145 (May/June 2017) The spiky Aloe vera plant is a favourite of Caribbean gardens, its bitter gel used as a moisturiser, stomach remedy, and ingredient in healthy tonics. You might imagine you could build a whole industry around this handy plant — and Aruba has done just that. Shelly-Ann Inniss visits the island’s biggest aloe farm, and learns how this wonder of the kitchen and medicine cabinet is an economic wonder, too
Isle of thorns By Caribbean Beat | Issue 139 (May/June 2016) On arid Aruba, hardy cacti are traditionally used to make living fences
Caribbean Datebook (September/October 2014) By Mirissa De Four | Issue 129 (September/October 2014) Events around the Caribbean (and further afield) in September and October — from music festivals to sports tournaments
Juan Francisco Pardo: Stories for the eye By Melanie Archer | Issue 122 (July/August 2013) Filmmaker Juan Francisco Pardo tackles tough topics in nuanced style. Melanie Archer discovers where his passion for visual storytelling comes from
