Rooplal Girdharie: uplifting and upbeat
Rooplal Girdharie wins Trinidad & Tobago's 2006 Chutney Soca Monarch title by keeping it positive
Issue 79 (May/June 2006)
We follow the story of Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors on their road to the 2006 Football World Cup in Germany, and remember the three other Caribbean teams that have made it to the tournament in the past; look back at the career of Peter Minshall, the controversial Trinidadian artist; plus all our regular departments and a whole lot more.
For books’ sake: Petamber Persaud
Guyanese literary activist Petamber Persaud puts his faith in the power of words
Rhythm roundup (May/June 2006)
Classics from Jamaica’s Alpha Boys’ School, “Scratch” Perry, and the Mighty Sparrow, and reggae riddems far afield
Rocking to a different beat
In the island of reggae, an alternative music scene thrives outside the spotlight
Saving sea turtles in the Grenadines…one turtle at a time
Two small-scale conservation projects in Bequia and Carriacou help protect the Grenadines’ sea turtles
Sole sister: Bridget Brown
Bridget Brown’s strappy, happy sandals are the joy of Jamaica’s fashionistas
Island hopper (May/June 2006)
What’s happening in the Caribbean in May and June — from jazz to cricket to a donkey derby
Everald “Gally” Cummings: “My biggest goal in coaching is still to come”
Everald “Gally” Cummings, coach of the 1989 Trinidad and Tobago football team that almost made it to the World Cup
Masman: Peter Minshall
Peter Minshall has been one of the most controversial and influential Trinidadian artists of the last thirty years
John La Rose: intellectual beacon
Simon Lee remembers John La Rose, the Trinidad-born writer, publisher, and activist
Soca Warriors on the field
Trinidad and Tobago’s qualification for the 2006 football World Cup was an extraordinary achievement
Take the cake
Birthdays she loathes, but birthday cakes are another matter. Anu Lakhan explains • Plus Kellie Magnus on the newly stylish June plum and more
Making history: Revolution in Grenada
A quarter-century after the collapse of the Grenada Revolution, Merle Collins’s 1987 novel Angel is a vivid reminder of those tumultuous times
Family’s fortunes: Aston “Family Man” Barrett
Garry Steckles explains why he thinks the great reggae bass guitarist Aston “Family Man” Barrett deserves a more prominent place in music history
Positively profitable
Companies that take their social responsibilities seriously create profits for themselves and the communities they operate in, says Richard Costas
Share and share alike | Last word
Kellie Magnus can’t understand “plate-sharing” — until she’s on the receiving end
