Michele Henderson: “I woke up with an entire song in my head” By Paul Crask | Issue 153 (September/October 2018) Singer-songwriter Michele Henderson, performing at October’s World Creole Music Festival, on her musical childhood and her transition to the international stage — as told to Paul Crask, at her home in Grand Bay, Dominica
Clearing the trail | Escape By Paul Crask | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) Dominica’s Waitukubuli National Trail is the jewel in the Nature Isle’s ecotourism crown. 2017’s Hurricane Maria devastated the trail — along with the rest of Dominica — but now an unusual breed of “voluntourists” are helping restore it. Paul Crask meets two of them
Create Caribbean: tech to the people | Plugin By Lisa Allen-Agostini | Issue 151 (May/June 2018) 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
What follows the storm in Dominica | Green By Paul Crask | Issue 149 (January/February 2018) In September 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica’s houses, businesses, and infrastructure. But the storm also took a toll on the Nature Isle’s forests and wildlife — a major blow for an economy that depends on eco-tourism. Paul Crask reports
After the storm | Perspective By Caribbean Beat | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, here’s how you can help the islands most badly affected
Roseau, Dominica | Neighbourhood By Caribbean Beat | Issue 143 (January/February 2017) With its dramatic backdrop of mountains, narrow and picturesque streets, and historic architecture, the capital of the “Nature Isle” has a distinctive French Creole charm
Caribbean volcanoes: fire down below By Caribbean Beat | Issue 140 (July/August 2016) Shaped by subterranean forces, the islands of the Lesser Antilles are an arc of volcanoes — some extinct, some dormant, some still active. And among their dramatic forested peaks, crater lakes, and hot springs, amateur vulcanologists (and ordinary tourists) can find ample evidence of our planet’s restless energy
Patricia Scotland: “I wanted to do” By Joshua Surtees | Issue 140 (July/August 2016) The first woman to be elected Commonwealth secretary-general, Dominica-born Patricia Scotland has made history in more ways than one over her stellar career. Joshua Surtees interviews the new Commonwealth head and finds out where her passion for speaking up comes from
Dominica: morning has broken By Paul Crask | Issue 136 (November/December 2015) Dominica was devastated by Tropical Storm Erika last August. But the beauty of the Nature Island, and the spirit of her people, survived the ordeal, writes Paul Crask, and every morning still brings fresh wonder
Word of mouth (May/June 2015) By Paul Crask and Sue Ann Barratt | Issue 133 (May/June 2015) Tropical beauty at Dominica’s annual flower show, and going the distance at the Rainbow Cup Triathlon
Market day By Caribbean Beat | Issue 131 (January/February 2015) Across the Caribbean, the freshest produce, best bargains, and often the friendliest advice can still be found at traditional markets. Here are six worth exploring, ranging from Dominica to Curaçao to French Guiana
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
Close encounter: whale-watching in Dominica By Caribbean Beat | Issue 128 (July/August 2014) Only a handful of divers are lucky enough to see eye to eye with Dominica’s amazing whales
Saving the Sisserou By Peter Rickwood | Issue 44 (July/August 2000) Dominica's Sisserou seems to a relic from an earlier time: it doesn't quite look, or behave, like the parrots people in the Caribbean often see squawking across the sky on evenings - and, unlike its cousins, the Sisserou is endangered. But the Sisserou has some good friends who have found a way to help save this remarkable bird. Peter Rickwood explains
Bookshelf (May/June 2000) By Vaneisa Baksh, Jeremy Taylor and Simon Lee | Issue 43 (May/June 2000) New and recent books about the Caribbean
Time stands still in Touna Auté, Dominica By Paul Crask | Issue 97 (May/June 2009) This is a real Amerindian village, not a quaint replica for the benefit of tourists. Paul Crask visits where Dominica’s past meets the present
Gardening in the tropics By Polly Pattullo | Issue 83 (January/February 2007) Looking at her one-acre garden in Dominica, Polly Patullo muses over the links between landscape, memory, and desire
Nasio Fontaine: hear his cry By David Katz | Issue 81 (September/October 2006) Dominican musician Nasio Fontaine proclaims the righteous message of reggae on his album Universal Cry
Jean Rhys: voyager in the dark By Jeremy Taylor | Issue 70 (November/December 2004) Gwen Williams never felt like she fit in — not in Dominica, where she was born and grew up, not in Britain, where she worked as an actress, not in Europe...
Kweyol Greetings By Simon Lee | Issue 57 (September/October 2002) It's the back-to- business period before we begin the lead-up to Christmas and Carnival festivities. In some of the islands, it's time to assert our Kweyol identity, in music, song and culinary festivities. Simon Lee celebrates the heritage of the French Antilles, Haiti, Dominica and St Lucia
The Buzz feature (September/October 2004) By Dylan Kerrigan | Issue 69 (September/October 2004) Talented Dominican reggae artist Nasio Fontaine has been hailed as “the late, great Bob Marley reincarnated”. Find out why
Peak conditions: taking on the Caribbean’s mountain ranges By Various Contributors | Issue 125 (January/February 2014) The Caribbean is a region of hills and mountains, not just beaches and bays. Maria Sebastian tackles the double challenge of St Lucia’s Pitons, and Janelle Chanona braves the rigours of Belize’s Victoria Peak. Plus vertical adventures in Cuba, Guyana, Dominica, and Trinidad
