By Franka Philip ● Issue 115 (May/June 2012)
Blazing hot barbeque
Hot and exciting – that’s the kind of summer we’re hoping for in London this year. There’ll be so much to do in the city, with the...
By Joyce Huxley ● Issue 1 (Spring 1992)
Carnival Calendar (1992)
For many visitors to the region, the Caribbean is Carnival, a festive time of costumed parades and pageants, music and dance, fun and...
Culture, Travel, Destinations, Grenada
By Skye Hernandez, Vaneisa Baksh and Simon Lee ● Issue 1 (Spring 1992)
Destination Focus: Grenada
ON THE ROAD If a rastafarian is identified by dreadlocks, what happens when he loses his hair? I wondered about this as a tall, balding man...
Culture, Environment, People, Trinidad and Tobago
By Nazma Muller ● Issue 110 (July/August 2011)
Akilah Jaramogi: green days by the river
“I always start my day with bush tea,” says Akilah Jaramogi. This is her time to meditate, to prepare herself mentally for a long...
Culture, Lifestyle, Trinidad and Tobago
By Desiree Seebaran ● Issue 113 (January/February 2012)
Monitoring the mas
Peering at grainy images of Trinidad & Tobago mas bands on your computer is one way to ignore the fact that you’re shivering through...
By Mirissa De Four ● Issue 109 (May/June 2011)
Happenings – May/June 2011
Designing Dreams in T&T “Go on designing your dreams,” Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told...
Culture, History, Trinidad and Tobago
By Lisa Allen-Agostini ● Issue 101 (January/February 2010)
Harts Carnival: band of the years
This year Harts Ltd will mark a momentous anniversary, having put out 50 bands for Trinidad Carnival. In a celebration of the ephemeral it...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 101 (January/February 2010)
Happenings (January/February 2010)
Madness everywhere: T&T mas There’s something for everyone in the weeks leading up to Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. Whether you’re...