Issue 9 (Spring 1994)
Debbie Jacob on calypsonian David Rudder’s big breakthrough; Valerie Jones explores what those scurvy pirates really got up to; Geoffrey MacLean tracks down a hoard of valuable 19th-century Caribbean paintings in an English country house; Barbados’ coral reefs; Jamaica’s Rex Nettleford talks about his challenging new book; Juliet Barclay finds out what’s on offer in Cuba; our regular departments, and more!
Stylish: One From the Heart
Stylish, comfortable Caribbean clothes from an enterprising Antiguan design house, specially photographed for BWee Caribbean Beat by Steve Cohn
Do or Die: West Indies host England
Can England's cricketers win a series in the Caribbean for the first time in quarter of a century?
Caribbean Pirates: Low Life on the High Seas
The sordid truth behind the romance: what did those scurvy pirates really get up to?
The Governor’s Attic
Geoffrey MacLean tracks down a hoard of valuable 19th-century Caribbean paintings in an English country house
Rex Nettleford: A Voice From the Caribbean
Jamaica's Rex Nettleford, one of the most influential figures in the cultural and intellectual life of the Caribbean, talks about his bold new book
David Rudder: The Breakthrough
One of the most popular and enigmatic figures in today's calypso, Rudder has chosen a direction that few people expected. Here's what he's aiming for
Phyllis Allfrey: Love for an Island
A classic poem from Dominica's great writer, the late Phyllis Allfrey
