Twin-island pleasures: Trinidad & Tobago
Go to town Jamie Eliot on Port of Spain, the nation’s capital At City Gate, buses and maxi taxis from all over the country pour in....
Caribbean Datebook (November/December 2013)
BAHAMAS Feel the rush The Bahamas comes alive at year-end with the annual Junkanoo masquerade, as costumed dance troupes “rush” through...
Drums of the night: Hosay in Trinidad
Unlikely as it sounds, this story starts with, of all things, a Phil Collins song. Not even with Genesis, but Phil solo. “In the Air...
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...
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...
