A compendium of curry | Cookup From Jamaican goat to Trini doubles, curry is one of the definitive flavours of the Caribbean. There are hundreds of curry blends around the world — what are the Caribbean’s best, and how are they evolving? Franka Philip finds out embark
Sir Hilary Beckles: “I’m aware of how fragile the Caribbean is” | Own wordsSir Hilary Beckles, Barbadian historian, cricket enthusiast, and UWI vice chancellor, on his intellectual formation, the role of a Caribbean university, and the moral imperative of slavery reparations — as told to Shelly-Ann Inniss immerse
Iwokrama: Guyana’s green gold Peter Rickwood finds Guyana’s Iwokrama forest and wildlife reserve full of riches and hope for the planet’s future arrive
Johanan Dujon — seaweed for sale | The deal For St Lucian Johanan Dujon, sargassum-covered beaches are’t just a problem — they’re an opportunity. As Erline Andrews learns, Dujon has his eye on a regional market for his Algas Organics line of fertilisers engage
Kelly Sinnapah Mary: Riddles of survival | Portfolio By Shereen Ali | Caribbean Resilience (1 May 2020), Issue 159 (September/October 2019) Working across mediums, Guadeloupean artist Kelly Sinnapah Mary creates images with a fairytale quality, mingling cruelty and enchantment, as she explores postcolonial dilemmas and the resistance of self-invention, writes Shereen Ann Ali
Q&A with Carlos Lechuga | Screenshots By Jonathan Ali | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) Cuban filmmaker Carlos Lechuga talks about his hard-hitting, sepia-hued short Generation
Nina Compton: “I’m going to do something different” | Cookup By Franka Philip | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) Chef Nina Compton discovered her passion for cooking as a teenager in St Lucia. After winning fame on the TV show Top Chef, she’s now turning heads with two restaurants in her adopted city, New Orleans
All that jazz | Closeup By Nigel Campbell | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) Musically, Trinidad and Tobago are best known for calypso and soca, but a thriving jazz scene proves there’s an avid audience for other genres. Nigel A. Campbell profiles Charmaine Forde, Vaughnette Bigford, and LeAndra — three jazz vocalists of different generations whose separate stories make a bigger narrative about paths to musical success
The rightest place | Portfolio By Andre Bagoo | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) “Art has to transform,” says Blue Curry. The London-based Bahamian artist puts unlikely objects into new contexts, writes Andre Bagoo — and sometimes out of place is where things belong
As far as it goes | Snapshot By Sheldon Waithe | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) When Grenadian Anderson Peters won javelin gold at the 2019 World Championships, it took observers by surprise. This was no overnight success, says Sheldon Waithe — but the product of steady hard work and staunch confidence. Now the young athlete is preparing for his biggest challenge yet at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Guyana: so near, so far | Destination By Nixon Nelson | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) There are parts of the Guyanese interior — in the heart of the vast Rupununi Savannah, or deep in the Iwokrama rainforest — that feel thrillingly remote. But daily air links make these wild adventures surprisingly accessible, says Nixon Nelson. And don’t forget the charms of Guyana’s capital, Georgetown
Phagwah: Rite of Spring | Album By Caribbean Beat | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) Celebrated in Trinidad since the nineteenth century, Holi — also known as Phagwah — is the Hindu spring festival, and a time to enjoy the company of friends and neighbours. At the 2019 celebrations in Aranguez, photographer Ziad Joseph captured the joyful free-for-all of colour
Bathsheba, Barbados | Bucket list By Caribbean Beat | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) World-class surfing and dramatic scenery are in ample supply on the island’s rugged Atlantic coast
Nature’s Bread | Green By Erline Andrews | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) It’s delicious, nutritious, and popular across the Caribbean. Even so, breadfruit — brought to the region from the Pacific more than two centuries ago — is still underappreciated for its potential role in increasing regional food security, and helping to green our cities. Erline Andrews learns more
