Island hopper (September/October 2007)
Music, cuisine and talent will be on display in the Caribbean during the months of September and October
Issue 87 (September/October 2007)
Barbados singing sensation Rihanna speaks to Essiba Small about her rise to fame; the Chinese in Trinidad celebrate the bi-centennial of their arrival with a Dragon Boat Festival; Lisa Allen-Agostini takes a walk through the Pointe-a-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust, nestled in the heart of one of Trinidad’s largest oil refineries; James Fuller reflects on the lasting legacy of the Cricket World Cup; Tracy Assing finds sweet foam on the way to homemade ice cream; Garry Steckles looks back on a year of TEMPO; Antigua’s hidden reggae scene is uncovered by David Katz and much more…
Music buzz (September/October 2007)
Jointpop’s new album The January Transfer Window may be their ticket out of obscurity
A Winter Tale: heartbreak and humour
Frances-Anne Solomon’s A Winter Tale looks at young black men coping with negative stereotyping in a Canadian city
Bookshelf (September/October 2007)
Beyond the Islands: An Autobiography is a colourful journey into the life of former St Vincent prime minister James Mitchell
Caribbean Bookshelf (September/October 2007)
The inaugural tour of West Indian cricketers to North America is documented in a book
The books are back: the Caribbean Literary Festival
The second Caribbean Literary Festival in Antigua is an event book lovers should not miss
Buljol, business and books
A friendship formed over a plate of bake and buljol has resulted in the establishment of A Different Booklist, a Canadian bookstore
Asa Wright Nature Centre: an old house and a dream
The Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad celebrates its 40th anniversary with activities
Rihanna: “I try to remain true to who I am”
Barbados’s singing sensation Rihanna speaks to Essiba Small about her rise to fame, her changing image, and rumours of romance between her and Def Jam
Bruce Poon Tip: capitalist with a conscience
Trinidad-born Bruce Poon Tip exposes travellers to adventures around the world with his Great Adventures People company
Kaishah Peters: knitty knitty hits the catwalk
St Maarten designer Kaishah Peters knits and crochets her way up the fashion ladder. Judy Fitzpatrick gets caught up in her intricate designs
Cut and craft: Caribbean Fashion Week
Regional designers showed ther true colours at this year’s Caribbean Fashion Week in Jamaica
Wadadli style
In Antigua reggae and dancehall are just as popular as soca. David Katz explores the island’s hidden reggae scene
The Wild Fowl Trust: oasis of the oilbelt
The Petrotrin oil refinery has been a vital piece of southern Trinidad’s landscape, but nestled in its heart is a Wild Fowl Trust
“Worrell not for captain”
The late Sir Frank Worrell was the captain for the West Indies Cricket Team’s historic tour to England in 1963 that resulted in a knighthood
Overs and done: the Cricket World Cup
James Fuller reflects on the lasting legacy of the Cricket World Cup in 2007
Born to serve
James Ferguson looks at the surprising paths to power taken by some of the region’s leaders, with a special look at Haiti's Henri Christophe
New winners at Waterloo
Students of Waterloo High School in Trinidad overcome challenges to win the RBTT Young Leaders competition
The churn
Tracy Assing tries to make homemade ice cream but after hours of churning ends up with sweet foam
Judgement time: Tempo TV
It’s been over a year since Tempo took the air to showcase Caribbean culture. Garry Steckles reports on the music channel’s progress
Not just a stroll on the beach
Selling handicrafts to tourists is a hard day’s work for Dean Walcott, as Tracy Assing discovers
Chasing the dragon boat
The Chinese in Trinidad celebrate their arrival over 200 years ago with an annual Dragon Boat Festival
