Issue 88 (November/December 2007)
Marlon Miller follows Stephen Ames’s bogeys and birdies over the years • Andrew Marshall strolls around the best and most beautiful Caribbean golf courses • Emily Zobel Marshall finds Anansi, the star of Caribbean folktales, among the Maroons of Jamaica • Nicholas Laughlin retraces his steps to the summit of the mystical Mt Roraima • James Fuller visits the trade fairs and boutiques that offer Indian artefacts and art in the southern Caribbean • West Indian goodies bring Christmas joy to Franka Philip • Garry Steckles becomes a Lady Saw fan at the St Kitts Music Festival and much more
Music buzz (November/December 2007)
The first legal downloading site for Trinidad and Tobago music • the Kalalu World Music Festival in St Lucia
Sir Viv and Mr Lillee ride again
James Fuller explains how this relatively simple board game might leave some cricket fans stumped
Nick Whittle: “There was the sea”
Nick Whittle tells Robert Edison Sandiford how the Caribbean has influenced his art
Stephen Ames: big men and a little white ball
Marlon Miller follows Stephen Ames’s bogeys and birdies over the years
Tee time: Caribbean golf courses
Andrew Marshall strolls around the best and most beautiful Caribbean golf courses
Tracking Anansi
Emily Zobel Marshall finds Anansi, the star of Caribbean folktales, among the Maroons of Jamaica
The Jamaica’s National Dance Theatre Company: renewal and resistance
Jamaica’s National Dance Theatre Company celebrated its 45th anniversary this year. Founder Professor Rex Nettleford looks back at its history
Mt Roraima: house of the gods
Nicholas Laughlin retraces his steps to the summit of the mystical Mt Roraima
It’s in the bag
Laura Dowrich-Phillips takes a look inside the handbags Caribbean designers are creating
Where east meets west
James Fuller visits the trade fairs and boutiques that offer Indian artefacts and art in the southern Caribbean
Christmas cake and mushroom clouds
‘Twas the night before Christmas…but it wasn’t the Yuletide log burning in Donna Yawching’s house—it was her attempt at baking Christmas cake
René Maran: French lessons
James Ferguson looks at René Maran, the first black writer to win the Prix Goncourt
Young, gifted and back
RBTT creates well-rounded students through the regional Young Leaders programme
Green goodies from Guyana
From crabwood oil to soap, see why the North West Organics line of products are good for your health and the environment
The Claire Piper of parang
Laura Dowrich-Phillips looks at the life of a parrandera musician, Claire Piper, during parang season in Trinidad
