

Issue 53 (January/February 2002)
Blurb to come

The son of Trinidadian parents, Kwame Ryan is the music director of the Freiburg Opera and Orchestra in Germany

Guerrilla: V.S. Naipaul
V. S. Naipaul: born in Trinidad 1932, Nobel Prize for Literature 2001. A personal view of the man and his work by Jeremy Taylor

Banyan — Caribbean eye
Georgia Popplewell on the priceless archives of independent TV production house Banyan

The Breakfast Shed: food without frills
The Breakfast Shed at the Port of Spain dock: cheap, tasty meals. BC Pires tells us more

Carnival time again
Michael Goodwin shares some internet websites that deal with Trinidad & Tobago Carnival

Cheryl Daley-Champagnie: heart forms
Cheryl Daley-Champagnie is both a businesswoman and an artist. A graduate of Jamaica's School of Visual Arts 21 years ago, she has been a painter, teacher and creator of the "sisterlocks" hairstyle. Her many interests have led her to set up her own centre for spiritual nourishment and work. Petrine Archer-Straw talks to her

Bel Sent Lisi: discovering St Lucia
St. Lucia may well be the ultimate island paradise: those glorious Pitons rising out of the sea, the Jazz Festival and Bill Fishing Tournament, beautiful beaches and flora, and now a Heritage Programme that lets you into the "real" St Lucia. Simon Lee is your guide

More financial expertise for the Caribbean
Mark Wilson on a new organisation which aims to help regional governments source financial expertise when they need it

The double chaconia
This spectacular bloom is unique to Trinidad and Tobago. Dr Johnny Lee traces its history

Riddem & Rhyme: Bob’s collection goes home
Garry Steckles talks to Roger Steffens about his Bob Marley Collection