Read the July/August 2020 digital issue!
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July/August 2020 • Digital Issue
Welcome to the first ever digital-only edition of Caribbean Beat magazine! Join us for a tour of some of our region’s most stunning places, to inspire you as you dream about future travel, plus coverage of Caribbean creativity and brilliance, from art to fashion to music and literature. Even in the time of a global pandemic, Caribbean imaginations soar free! Enjoy!
The Baths, Virgin Gorda | Wish you were here (Jul/Aug 2020)
Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Need to know | Event calendar (Jul/Aug 2020)
Essential info to help you make the most of July and August — even in the middle of a pandemic
Bookshelf (Jul/Aug 2020) | Book reviews
This month’s reading picks, with reviews of Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging; One Year of Ugly; Fatboy Fall Down; Frying Plantain; and Crossfire: A Litany for Survival
Playlist (Jul/Aug 2020) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Freetown Collective; Jany McPherson; Jah9; and Rexy*
Q&A with Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez | Screenshots
Cuban filmmakers Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez discuss their collaborative film charting a lifelong friendship
Cooking alone together | Cookup
Meals are an age-old way to bring people together, writes Franka Philip. But in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, with so many foodies quarantined or practicing social isolation, social media has become even more important as a way to share recipes, ideas, and a sense of community
The Caribbean we love | Round trip
The world’s best beaches, stunning mountains, forests, and waterfalls, vibrant culture, delectable cuisine — there are many reasons the Caribbean is one of the world’s most desired tourism destinations. The global COVID-19 pandemic brought many travel plans to a halt, temporarily — but as lives gradually return to normal, it’s once again possible to plan for your dream vacation. When you’re ready to head out and experience the world, the islands of the Caribbean will be ready to greet you
Maskerade | Make style
It’s one of the most visible aspects of the COVID-19 era: the new ubiquity of masks, worn to slow the spread of the virus. It began months ago with practical but unflattering surgical masks, but around the world, and here in the Caribbean, designers like Trinidadian James Hackett soon got to work on more spirited versions. Shelly-Ann Inniss learns more
Ingrid Persaud: “I didn’t write the book I thought I was going to write” | Q&A
Trinidad-born Ingrid Persaud, author of the novel Love After Love, talks to Caribbean Beat about her “scenic route” to a writing career and her relations with the unreliable muse
Everton Weekes (1925–2020) | Icon
Owen Arthur on the Barbadian cricket legend, third of “the Three Ws”
Time to Grow | Green
In recent years, a handful of NGOs in Trinidad and Tobago have worked to set up community-based agriculture initiatives, both to provide healthier food options and to make local communities more self-sufficient. It’s a movement that has become even more relevant in the time of COVID-19, writes Nazma Muller, as food security becomes crucial
Gatekeeper | Showcase
A poem by Donna Aza Weir-Soley, from the new bilingual anthology The Sea Needs No Ornament
An island for a princess | On this day
Sixty years ago, the newlywed Princess Margaret, sister to the queen of England, arrived in Mustique on her honeymoon. It was the start of a relationship between the tiny Grenadine island and international celebrity, writes James Ferguson — and a twist in the complicated and often unhappy life of the princess
Caribbean favourites | Did you even know
Our trivia column tests your knowledge of some of the Caribbean’s signature places
