White Weddings with a Caribbean Tan
Caribbean weddings and honeymoons are the way to tie the knot these days. Some dramatic outfits from the recent display at Harrods in London
Issue 2 (Summer 1992)
French Guiana and the Caribbean in space; Brij Parasnath guages the Caribbean’s chances at the Barcelona Olympics; Lloyd Best takes on the Columbus Question; English sailor James Mellor retraces the Caribbean voyage of Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail alone around the world; Debbie Jacob profiles the ‘Carnival King’, Wayne Berkeley: King Carnival; Donna Yawching goes scuba diving off Tobago; Alister Hughes takes a look at the certain twist to conventional English we have in the Caribbean; Frances Kay explains why she loves Carriacou; Roxan Kinas looks at the regional action plan under way to reverse serious deforestation in the Caribbean; David Renwick assesses CARICOM; B.C. Pires gives us an insight into the “soca dub” that bridges the gap between soca and reggae; and much more!
The Barcelona Olympics: Hunting Caribbean Gold
Cyclist Gene Samuel, designer Peter Minshall, and sprinter Merlene Ottley are set to make the Caribbean proud this Olympic season
Tobago Diving: Landscape of a Dream
Donna Yawching goes scuba diving off Tobago. Photographs by Peter Hauerbach.
Saving Caribbean Rainforests
A regional action plan is under way to reverse serious deforestation and hillside erosion in the Caribbean. Additional material by Debby Seddon.
CARICOM Must Develop Its Single Market
David Renwick says the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must speed up its plan for a single market and decide its future trading relationships.
Joshua Slocum’s Journey
English sailor James Mellor is retracing the Caribbean voyage of Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail alone around the world.
French Guiana’s Ariane Reaches for the Stars
Once the home of the notorious Devil's Island prison colony, French Guiana is now the nerve centre of the modern business.
Wayne Berkeley: Trinidad’s King Carnival
Designer Wayne Berkeley this year equalled an all-time Carnival record – George Bailey's four consecutive crowns 40 years ago.
The Christopher Columbus Question
Historians and critics around the globe are squabbling about Christopher Columbus. Was he a saint or a sinner?
St. Lucia’s Llewellyn Xavier: Turning Green
St Lucian artist Llewellyn Xavier is using his painting to dramatise environmental problems, and has found an ingenious way of doing it
Dancing To A Single “Dub” Beat
"Soca dub" music is bridging the gap between Trinidad's soca and Jamaica's reggae
