Photo courtesy Bridgetown International Arts Festival

Homepage Slider, Festivals and Events

29 February, 2024

Event buzz (Mar/Apr 2024)

Essential info about what’s happening across the region in March and April

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The Buccoo Goat Race, reportedly started by Barbadian Samuel Callender in 1925, evolved into the Buccoo Village Goat & Crab Race Festival. It usually takes place on the Tuesday after Easter at the Buccoo Integrated Facility. Photo courtesy Tobago Tourism Agency Ltd

Homepage Slider, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago

29 February, 2024

Running with the goats (and crabs) in Tobago | Word of mouth

Tobago’s unique Easter goat and crab racing in Buccoo is one for your bucket list. Aisha Sylvester tells us why

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Red mangrove trees in the restored site along the coastline in south Clarendon, Jamaica. Photo courtesy UWI SODECO

Homepage Slider, Environment

29 February, 2024

Saving Caribbean mangroves | Green

Tree-planting, reforestation, and ensuring the integrity of our waterways are all critical to preserving mangroves — the remarkable forests with the power to protect us from the worst effects of climate change. Erline Andrews learns more

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Photo courtesy St Lucia Tourism Authority

Homepage Slider, Travel, Festivals and Events, Food and Cuisine, People, Martinique, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago

29 February, 2024

Easter time in the islands | Round trip

Five regional travel influencers (Cindy Allman, Samantha Gittens, Shea Powell, Stephen Bennett, and Francesca Murray) share their favourite things about Easter time across the Caribbean — as told to Shelly-Ann Inniss

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