Just for you | Round trip By Caribbean Beat | Issue 165 (July/August 2021) There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all vacation. Everyone’s dream getaway is different. But whether you’re looking for family fun, a solo escape, or a romatic interlude, there’s somewhere in the Caribbean to lift your spirits and recharge your energy
Olympic dreams | Snapshot By Sheldon Waithe | Issue 165 (July/August 2021) The Caribbean’s established athletes will bear the task of bringing joy to the region — and the next generation have also been waiting for a year to make their own statement. Sheldon Waithe profiles four talented, eager, first-time Olympians seeking to be “Faster, Higher, Stronger” on the biggest stage of all
Need to know | Event calendar (May/June 2021) By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 164 (May/June 2021) Essential info to help you make the most of May and June — even in the middle of a pandemic
Bookshelf (May/June 2021) | Book reviews By Shivanee Ramlochan | Issue 164 (May/June 2021) This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews of A Million Aunties by Alecia McKenzie; Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden; An Autobiography of the Autobiography of Reading by Dionne Brand; and Mama Phife Represents: A Verse Memoir by Cheryl Boyce-Taylor
Playlist (May/June 2021) | Music reviews By Nigel Campbell | Issue 164 (May/June 2021) This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring new music by Anthony Joseph; Delgres; various artists on Project Spotlight; and Annicia Banks
Back of beyond | Round trip By Caribbean Beat | Issue 164 (May/June 2021) The Caribbean has plenty of bustling cities and popular beaches — but when you really want to get away from everything, you can also find tranquil hideaways, from tiny coastal villages in Tobago and Dominica to the indigenous settlements of Guyana’s Rupununi
Nicole Awai: out of the depths | Closeup By Andre Bagoo | Issue 164 (May/June 2021) “Multiplicities” — of subject, form, and even medium— abound in the work of Trinidad-born artist Nicole Awai. She draws on personal memory, communal history, and sites of the imagination like Trinidad’s famed Pitch Lake, writes Andre Bagoo
Need to know | Event calendar (Mar/Apr 2021) By Shelly-Ann Inniss and Amanda Choo Quan | Issue 163 (March/April 2021) Essential info to help you make the most of March and April — even in the middle of a pandemic
