Issue 32 (July/August 1998)
Meet the queen of the universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam; come from the cold to Notting Hill carnival with Annabelle Alcazar; see green with the golfer Stephen Ames; learn about Fanny Nisbet, Admiral Nelson’s Caribbean love, with Frances Parkes and reflect with Rex Nettleford and Hilary Sherlock on the 50th anniversary of the University of the West Indies. Then journey to Barbados for Crop Over; Jamaica for hedonism and Tobago for emerging tourism….Plus all the rest in the latest Caribbean music, literature and news.
Notting Hill Carnival: Coming from the Cold
London’s Notting Hill Carnival is Europe’s largest street party. Annabelle Alcazar takes you there
Trinidad’s Stephen Ames: Seeing Green
Stephen Ames is putting Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean on the golfing map. Mark Meredith finds out how it all started
Franny Nisbet: Lord Nelson’s West Indian Widow
Frances Parkes finds out about Franny Nisbet, Admiral Nelson's great Caribbean love
Golden Jubilee: UWI at 50
Rex Nettleford and Hilary Sherlock on the first 30 years of the University of the West Indies
Harvest of Fun: Barbados Crop Over
The roots of Barbados’s Crop Over festival lie deep in the colonial past. Roxan Kinas looks at what it is today and where it came from
Barbados’ Obadele Thompson
Obadele Thompson, the 22-year-old Olympic runner, is Barbados' latest track and field star
Wendy from the West Indies — Trinidad’s Wendy Fitzwilliam
Wendy Fitzwilliam, Miss Universe 1998, talks to Pat Ganase about life, the universe and everything.
