Heart of Steel
Fourteen years after its premiere in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Derek Walcott’s musical Steel finally makes it to the Trinidad stage with...
Ramleela: the big picture
Ramleela in Trinidad In the central Trinidad village of Felicity, the great Hindu epic, the Ramayana, is re-enacted every year as the...
Rosemarie Kuru Jaggessar: queen for a day
I am an Indian, although my hair is very curly. Sometimes people tell me,”Rose, I think you mixed.” If so, it’s okay too:...
Cool Cool Cotton
Airy cottons, sunbright colours- these are the hallmarks of many young Caribbean designers. The three design houses featured here are based...
Here Comes the Big One
MASQUERADE BANDS The masquerade bands move through the streets on Carnival Monday and Tuesday: up to 3,000 strong, portraying a single...
Meiling: Shirts For All Seasons
The Caribbean is rich in talented designers, but few have combined creativity with business flair as successfully as Meiling. Her clothes...
Accessories After The Fact
Caribbean designers are drawing on one of the earth’s most exotic palettes to twist tradition and create accessories from indigenous...
The Great Escape
A quiet Caribbean weekend- open sky, white sand, fresh sea air; swimming, exploring, dancing. This calls for “feel-good”...
