Shark Hole, Barbados | Wish you were here (Sep/Oct 2020) Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places embark
The COVID strategy | The Deal The COVID-19 pandemic has already taken a heavy toll on Caribbean economies, and small businesses have been hardest hit. What can they do to survive the crisis? Natalie Dookie talks to experts in Jamaica, T&T, and Suriname for advice on how to grapple with both risks and opportunities immerse
Go wild | Round trip Soaring mountains, rushing rivers and waterfalls, rainforests teeming with life, and savannahs stretching to the horizon — the Caribbean has so many amazing natural landscapes to explore. What better time to experience the life-giving adventures of the great outdoors? arrive
Call of the wild | Did you even know Our trivia column tests your knowledge of the Caribbean’s rare and diverse wildlife engage
Cooking alone together | Cookup By Franka Philip | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue 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 By Caribbean Beat | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue 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 By Shelly-Ann Inniss | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue 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 By Caribbean Beat | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue 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 By Owen Arthur | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue Owen Arthur on the Barbadian cricket legend, third of “the Three Ws”
Time to Grow | Green By Nazma Muller | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue 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 By Caribbean Beat | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue 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 By James Ferguson | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue 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 By Caribbean Beat | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue Our trivia column tests your knowledge of some of the Caribbean’s signature places
A big step forward in the fight against gynaecological cancers By Caribbean Gynae Associates | News & Online Exclusives In the Caribbean, cancers of the cervix, uterus and ovary make up the second, third and fifth most common cancers. In Trinidad and Tobago, we have taken the fight against gynaecological cancers on all fronts — preventative, early detection, treatment and succession planning.
