The Great Escape
Casual, stylish Caribbean wear for an island break, created by Trinidad and Tobago designers and photographed for BWee Caribbean Beat by David Ross
Issue 10 (Summer 1994)
A profile of Jamaican track star, Merlene Ottey; a look at the Caribbean record industry; Trinidadian filmmaker, Horace Ove, returns home; the University of the West Indies 45 years on; Ken Corsbie on storytelling as one of the great Caribbean traditions; Barbados artist Ras Ishi; an excerpt from Earl Lovelace’s Joebell and America by Earl Lovelace; David Renwick on the Caribbean insurance industry; aclassic poem from Dominica’s great writer, the late Phyllis Allfrey; Caribbean books, food, music and more!
Insurers Fight Back
The Caribbean insurance industry has been responding quickly and firmly to the pressures being felt by insurers worldwide
Earl Lovelace’s Joebell and America
Novelist Earl Lovelace's short story, both funny and sad, pokes gentle fun at the Caribbean's American dreams
Recording the Caribbean
Music is probably the Caribbean's biggest export. There is a flourishing recording industry in the region, with eyes in international stardom
Ras Ishi: Son of Thunder
Barbados artist Ras Ishi has been steadily making his mark around the region and beyond. Nancy Rogers Yaeger went to find him in his studio
Telling Tales: Caribbean Storytelling
Storytelling is one of the great Caribbean traditions. Ken Corsbie introduces some of the performers who are keeping the art alive
Merlene Ottey: The Golden Lady
A Caribbean athlete at the peak of her career, Merlene Ottey is a world record holder as well as the darling of Jamaica
Horace Ové: Coming Home
A boost for the Caribbean film industry? Film director Horace Ové is returning to the Caribbean after many years working in Britain
Island Beat (Summer 1994)
Carnival in Antigua, art in St. Lucia, diving in Grenada, folk traditions in Tobago, jewellery in Trinidad, chess in Barbados, and much more
Times Past: Prince William Henry
Graham Norton recalls the British prince whose high spirits caused a stir from one end of the Caribbean to the other
Caribbean Kitchen (Summer 1994)
Salt fish and ackee recipe from Jamaica, and roti recipe from Trinidad
A Place of Our Own: the University of the West Indies (UWI)
Founded 45 years ago, the University of the West Indies is one of the Caribbean's truly regional institutions – and is desperately raising funds
