

Issue 43 (May/June 2000)
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US photographer Wyatt Gallery's images reflect a part of the Caribbean that is often ignored — or perhaps not ever seen — by the average holiday visitor. These images taken during a six-month journey around the Caribbean, capture the spirituality that emanates from particular places and buildings, whether they are religious or secular. They form part of a study that Gallery is continuing in Trinidad and Tobago on a Fulbright scholarship

Seya Parboosingh: painting a story of love
Seya Parboosingh's art tells a simple but profound story of her love for her late husband and for her adopted country, Jamaica. Through it, she has found a way of healing her spirit. Petrine Archer-Straw explains

Equity finance In development
David Renwick on the growing importance of equity finance in Caribbean development

Port Royal, Jamaica — return from the deep
The fascinating history of Jamaica's Port Royal is being brought back to life. Mark Wilson reports

Symphony in green: a guide to Dominica
If Christopher Columbus could return to the Caribbean now, Dominica might well be the only island he'd recognise. "Unspoiled" is the most abused adjective in Caribbean tourism, but Dominica gives it new meaning. And the "Nature Island" has much more to offer, too, with its rich cultural life, underwater wonders and warm people. Simon Lee reports

The worlds of Lawrence Scott
Trinidadian Lawrence Scott's journey of self-discovery has taken him back and forth across the Atlantic and inspired him to write searching novels of love and belonging including his prizewinning Aelred's Sin with its story of gay love. James Ferguson explains

Island Beat (May/June 2000)
Sports: Cricket Goes Disney Mention the word “cricket” at Disney World and most minds leap immediately to Pinocchio’s wise-cracking pal Jiminy. But as of June, wooden puppets and their insect sidekicks may find themselves relegated to the boundary as cricket the game takes centre stage at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, …

Upbeat (May/June 2000)
A round up of recent Caribbean music — and a tribute to the late Lord Kitchener

Tough Love: Drown by Junot Diaz
James Ferguson on Drown by Junot Diaz, the 1997 collection of short stories praised for its gritty, dispassionate look at the lives of immigrants from the Dominican Republic in the US

Chacachacare: Once Upon An Island
David Tindall visits Chacachacare, a tiny island off the coast of Trinidad, and unlocks some of the mysteries of a place that for many years was the only home to a colony of nuns and their leprosy patients