Anse des Pitons, St Lucia | Wish you were here (Jul/Aug 2022)
Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Issue 171 (July/August 2022)
In the latest issue of Caribbean Beat magazine, celebrate milestone anniversaries — 50 years of Phase II Pan Groove; 10 years of CPL cricket; and 60 years of independence in Jamaica and T&T. Discover how award-winning author and scientist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s Caribbean roots have shaped her success, and about the community groups that have made Trinidad & Tobago the most important leatherback nesting ground in the hemisphere. Meet the Caribbean athletes to watch at the Commonwealth Games, and the Caribbean artists on show in New York and Venice. Learn how a South African and a Trini came to open a doubles stand in Antigua, and about the passion a Canadian Food Network chef has for Caribbean rum. Plus: take a tour of some of our team’s favourite beaches across the Caribbean; and get up to speed on the latest regional events, book and music reviews, and more!
Event buzz (Jul/Aug 2022)
Essential info about what’s happening across the region to help you make the most of July and August!
A Commonwealth quest | Sports buzz
With the Commonwealth Games set for 28 July–8 August, Terrence Clarke highlights some of the Caribbean athletes to watch
Book buzz | Reviews (Jul/Aug 2022)
This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews of Habitus by Radna Fabias; A Regarded Self: Caribbean Woman-hood and the Ethics of Disorderly Being by Kaiama L. Glover; One Day, One Day, Congotay by Merle Hodge; and Josephine Against the Sea by Shakirah Bourne
Music buzz | Reviews (Jul/Aug 2022)
This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring new music by Kobo Town; Horace Andy; Shaggy; Josean Jacobo; Dean Fraser & Ernie Ranglin; and Daniel Bellegarde
Making Shakespeare Mas in Venice | Art buzz
This year, Grenada is making its fifth consecutive appearance with a national pavilion at the prestigious Venice Biennial (La Biennale di Venezia), which runs through November. We talked to artist and Grenada Pavilion Commissioner Susan Mains to learn more
Exploring Asian-Caribbean heritage | On view
The Ford Foundation Gallery turns the spotlight on artists of Asian-Caribbean heritage
Doubles with slight | Food buzz
A love match introduced South African Bridget van Dongen Cadet to doubles, Trinidad’s beloved street food. And it was an affair to remember. Some 15 years later, she and her Trini husband opened their own doubles stall — in Antigua! Shelly-Ann Inniss learns more
Rum: the Caribbean’s precious elixir | Try this
Cayman Islands-based Food Network chef Dylan Benoit celebrates the region’s favourite spirit, and offers a sinful rum-infused recipe
The beaches we love | Round trip
It’s the time of year when so many are enjoying the region’s beaches with our families, friends — or in quiet escapes alone! Members of the Caribbean Beat team share some of our favourites
In the Groove: Phase II at 50 | Backstory
Trinidad & Tobago’s Phase II Pan Groove, founded by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe, celebrates its 50th anniversary in August. Nigel A Campbell looks back at the pioneering journey
Twenty20 vision: CPL cricket turns 10 | The game
As the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) turns 10, Sheldon Waithe looks at the monumental success of “the biggest party in sport”
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: Griot of the universe | Snapshot
With a trailblazing Barbadian mother and CLR James for a step-grandfather, award-winning author and scientist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares with Erline Andrews how her Caribbean roots have shaped her success
Trinidad & Tobago’s turtles: the old girls & the sea | Inspire
Community-based organisations have made Trinidad & Tobago the most important leatherback nesting site in the hemisphere. Caroline Taylor shares how, and why you must see these beautiful creatures up close
Royal dissent | On this day
Like Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica celebrates its 60th anniversary of independence in August and, as James Ferguson reports, is among the countries in the region likely soon to become a republic
The Tobago Cays, SVG | Parting shot
The Tobago Cays Marine Park, St Vincent & the Grenadines, protects one of the most stunning seascapes in the Caribbean
