Head for heights | Round Trip By Caribbean Beat | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) There’s nothing like the thrill of a higher perspective, far above the ground — from ziplining to rock-climbing to floating in a hot-air balloon. Get ready to soar
No money, no love By Jonathan Ali | Issue 135 (September/October 2015) Laura Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas, partners in life and in filmmaking, tell intimate stories with a lyrical touch. Their latest film, exploring sex tourism in the Dominican Republic, is a step towards something even more ambitious, writes Jonathan Ali
Bookshelf (March/April 2002) By James Ferguson and Nicholas Laughlin | Issue 54 (March/April 2002) New books from and about the Caribbean
Leticia Tonos: love story By Jonathan Ali | Issue 129 (September/October 2014) With her second feature film, the romantic tale Cristo Rey, director Leticia Tonos tackles the long, fraught relationship between the Domincan Republic and its neighbour Haiti. As Jonathan Ali explains, the filmmaker is no stranger to tough subjects
Stand apart: Kristy Collado By Alia Michele Orane | Issue 129 (September/October 2014) DR designer Kristy Collado crafts distinctive unisex jewellery for her Chejo line
Walking With the Conquerors in the Dominican Republic By James Ferguson | Issue 44 (July/August 2000) The Dominican Republic's capital is a modern Caribbean hot spot with all the noise and excitement of a big city, but a few steps away is the old colonial quarter, where some of the oldest buildings in the Americas still stand. James Ferguson reports on Santo Domingo, a city of startling contrasts
Tough Love: Drown by Junot Diaz By James Ferguson | Issue 43 (May/June 2000) James Ferguson on Drown by Junot Diaz, the 1997 collection of short stories praised for its gritty, dispassionate look at the lives of immigrants from the Dominican Republic in the US
Tourism drive in the Dominican Republic By David Pye | Issue 95 (January/February 2009) David Pye offers a sneak preview of the new luxury resorts of the Dominican Republic
