Issue 146 (July/August 2017)
Embark
Datebook | Caribbean Events Calendar (July/August 2017)
Events around the Caribbean in July and August, from the Caribbean Premier League to Carifesta XIII in Barbados
Word of mouth (July/August 2017)
The charms of “August holidays” by the beach, a new film from Trinidad & Tobago ("The Cutlass") goes international, and Grenada’s Spicemas keeps the spirit of the Jab Jab alive
Don’t stop the cricket: Caribbean Premier League T20 2017 | The Game
As the 2017 Caribbean Premier League T20 cricket tournament opens, Garry Steckles reports on some interesting moves by star players
The truth about superfoods — Caribbean ones | Cookup
Nutritionists dismiss the ”superfood” trend, promoting obscure ingredients as dietary wonders. Nonetheless, there are Caribbean plants packed with nutrients which ought to be better known. Franka Philip learns about a few of them
Immerse
Shivanee Ramlochan: “The poems must have decided on me” | Own Words
Poet Shivanee Ramlochan on her debut book Everyone Knows I Am a Haunting, and why she’s so powerfully drawn to difficult subjects — as told to Nicholas Laughlin
The Antigua Dance Academy: it starts with the drum | Backstory
As the Antigua Dance Academy celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary, it can boast of keeping traditional Afro-Caribbean dance and music alive, writes Joanne C. Hillhouse
Hadriana’s wedding | Showcase
An excerpt from the classic Haitian novel Hadriana in All My Dreams, by René Depestre, newly translated
Etienne Charles: a head for jazz and a creole soul | Closeup
From his jaunty fedora to his bespoke suits, Trinidadian Etienne Charles looks like a jazzman — and he has the musical chops to back it up. A phenomenal talent with the trumpet, he’s also earned a reputation as a composer with a gift for merging traditional Caribbean genres with jazz, Nigel Campbell reports
Arrive
Clockwise Barbados | Destination
You can explore your way entirely around the island of Barbados in a single day, enjoying extraordinary beaches, historic architecture, and landscapes varying from gently rolling to dramatically rugged — as in our “clockwise” itinerary
Paramaribo, Suriname | Layover
Newcomers to Suriname’s capital are often surprised by its cosmopolitan charms — which you can enjoy on even a brief visit
Jamaica, land we love | Escape
Jamaica’s beaches are as famous as its reggae and dancehall. But turn from the coast into the lush, hilly interior and you discover why the island’s name means “land of wood and water.” And there’s no better way to experience that wild beauty than to hike up Blue Mountain Peak, as Nazma Muller did
Santiago de Cuba | Neighbourhood
Cuba’s onetime capital, sheltered by the Sierra Maestra, is a living history museum and a cultural epicentre, especially during the July Carnival
Engage
Twisting Rhodes | On this day
It’s an irony of history that the legacy of arch-imperialist Cecil Rhodes includes the education of many Caribbean intellectuals — like Jamaican Rex Nettleford, who arrived in Oxford sixty years ago, writes James Ferguson
Arif Bulkan: standing up for rights | Inspire
In the field of Caribbean human rights law, few have done more on behalf of the vulnerable than Guyanese Arif Bulkan. Raymond Ramcharitar learns about his work in indigenous and LGBT rights
The Bibliothèque Schoelcher: a Library For All | Parting Shot
Martinique’s Bibliothèque Schoelcher is a storehouse of history in more ways than one
The energy of the future: renewables in the Caribbean | Green
Year-round sunshine, endless breezes, gushing rivers: most Caribbean countries have ample natural resources to harness renewable energy. So why is the region so dependent on fossil fuels? Erline Andrews investigates
