Datebook | Events calendar (Mar/Apr 2018)
Events around the Caribbean in March and April, from Guyana’s Easter Regatta to Carnival in Jamaica and St Patrick’s Day in Montserrat
Jacmel, Haiti
Streetscape On the eastern side of sheltered Jacmel Bay, the town stretches back from a shingly beach to a steep escarpment above Rue...
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...
Jammin’ in Jamaica
I had a rahtid good time, as Jamaicans would say. It may have been the free Red Stripe beer but even now, sober, I have only good (if...
Island Beat (January/February 1998)
Rally round the West Indies Waves gently lapping against quiet beaches, palm trees swaying in the wind, year-round sunshine, music,...
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...
