By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 5 (Spring 1993)
A Break in Barbados
In days gone by, Barbados’s climate was one of the most famous in the world. People came visiting from England and America for...
Culture, Festivals and Events, Barbados
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 6 (Summer 1993)
Pick of the Crop: Barbados’ Crop Over
There’s an old Barbadian expression for walking the hot midday pavement, usually on a tedious mission: “slapping tar”....
Culture, Music, People, Barbados
By Debbie Jacob ● Issue 7 (Autumn 1993)
No Eclipse for the Mighty Gabby
Gabby sat beside a swimming pool under an eclipsing moon on Bayley’s plantation, remembering the first day he met the owner, the...
Culture, Music, Festivals and Events
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 14 (Summer 1995)
Island Beat (Summer 1995)
A ST LUCIA FRIDAY NIGHT Ten pm On Dauphin Street, the first fragrant plumes of smoke float starward from Mrs Hector’s wood-fired...
Culture, Festivals and Events, Barbados
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 25 (May/June 1997)
Barbados Crop Over
Crop Over, Barbados’s biggest festival, begins in early July and climaxes with the Grand Kadooment costume-band road march on the first...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 31 (May/June 1998)
Island Beat (May/June 1998)
ANTIGUA This is the island with 365 beaches, one for every day of the year; most of the leading hotels are on the beachfront. Antigua also...
Culture, Festivals and Events, Barbados
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 32 (July/August 1998)
Harvest of Fun: Barbados Crop Over
A carefree colony of revellers prances down the road, sandwiched between the fiery midday sun and scorching tar. As the spangled mass...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 62 (July/August 2003)
Beat People
Ready to defend his crown Barbados Crop Over 2002 belonged to Bajan soca star Lil’ Rick, who drove the masses wild on stage and on the...