Need to know | Events calendar (May/June 2019) Essential info to help you make the most of May and June across the Caribbean — from motorsports in Barbados to a pineapple festival in the Bahamas and a marathon in Tobago embark
Jean-Ulrick Désert: look and look again | Closeup Born in Haiti, currently based in Berlin, Jean-Ulrick Désert may be a citizen of the world — but his ideas are shaped by his Caribbean roots. A kind of discomfort that makes you look closer is key to this artist’s work, writes Andre Bagoo immerse
Blue Lagoon, Port Antonio | Bucket list Just far enough from the bustling resorts of Jamaica’s north coast to feel secluded, this expanse of vivid blue water is a not-so-secret treasure arrive
The parrotfish dilemma | Green Among the most colourful marine species, parrotfish play a key role in keeping reefs and beaches healthy. They are also delicious, making fishing bans to protect them unpopular. Without these protections, learns Erline Andrews, they may be overfished into extinction engage
Bookshelf (Mar/Apr 2019) | Book reviews By Shivanee Ramlochan | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) This month’s reading picks, with reviews of Unwritten: Caribbean Poems After the First World War; Theory; The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story; The Ice Migration; and Forged from the Love: Colin Laird, Caribbean Architect; plus a bookshelf Q&A with Jamaican-British poet Raymond Antrobus
Playlist (Mar/Apr 2019) | Music reviews By Nigel Campbell | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Super Blue; Triple Kay International; and more from various artists
Q&A with Shabier Kirchner | Screenshots (Mar/Apr 2019) By Jonathan Ali | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) Antiguan filmmaker Shabier Kirchner talks about his new short, Dadli
Resurrection rice | Cookup By Franka Philip | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) Brought to Trinidad from West Africa via the United States, Moruga hill rice was a staple of the Merikin community for generations, writes Franka Philip. Now entrepreneur Mark Forgenie wants to make this traditional food available to all
Destra Garcia: queen of queens | Closeup By Nigel Campbell | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) T&T’s self-proclaimed Queen of Bacchanal is a Carnival mainstay. But, two decades into her career, Destra Garcia remains underestimated by local fans and critics, argues Nigel A. Campbell
Stories of steel | Panorama By Mark Lyndersay and Sharmain Baboolal | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) Carnival is the season of steelpan. But behind the Panorama stage, the future of T&T’s national musical instrument will be shaped by administrators, craftspeople, arrangers, and educators — like these men and women profiled by writer Sharmain Baboolal and photographer Mark Lyndersay
Alicia Alonso: forever prima | Backstory By Nazma Muller | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) How did Havana come to be one of the world’s leading centres of classical ballet? Nazma Muller tells the story of prima donna assoluta Alicia Alonso, and her influence on generations of Cuban dancers
Unfinished Sentences: the inheritance of loss | Snapshot By Georgia Popplewell | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) Trinidadian filmmaker Mariel Brown set out to make a straightforward documentary about her writer father. But as Unfinished Sentences evolved, it turned into a nuanced exploration of grief, family, and artistic ambition, writes Georgia Popplewell
Seven days in Tobago | Destination By Nixon Nelson | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) A mere week could never be enough to savour all the pleasure of Tobago — but Nixon Nelson suggests a seven-day sampler, from beaches to waterfalls to Store Bay’s curried crab
Karasabai, Guyana: Makonaima’s treasure | Offtrack By Annette Arjoon | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) Karasabai, a Macushi community in Guyana’s Pakaraima Mountains, is rich in wildlife and legend alike, writes Annette Arjoon-Martins
