Big acts for Tobago Jazz
The Plymouth Jazz Festival in Tobago is still a toddler compared with some of the region’s other music festivals. But, approaching its...
Island hopper (March/April 2006)
As March begins, the Carnival season ends in Trinidad. At the stroke of midnight on the first of the month — give or take a few hours —...
Tobago
Most people who know me think I’m either a workaholic or a lazy so-and-so: the ones who know me really well know that I’m in fact both....
Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival in Grenada, and so much more!
For the first time ever, the annual Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival will be held in Grenada. After two consecutive years in Barbados, the...
Caribbean Datebook (March/April 2013)
AROUND THE REGION Rally round Sports bring people together like nothing else, and in the Caribbean no game incites stronger emotions than...
Happy trails: Guyana’s Easter Rodeo
Founded in the early twentieth century — by a cowboy transplanted from Wyoming, according to one story — the Easter rodeo in Lethem is...
It’s All in the Mix: Trinidad & Tobago
Sir Martin Berthoud, who until 1991 was Britain’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, was well known for his enjoyment of the task....
Island Beat – Eastertime (March/April 1999)
April 2 and April 5 are public holidays in the Caribbean, for Good Friday and Easter Monday. It is a community-minded time, with activities...
