Picking the Big Apple
No cheese? You gotta have cheese, baby!” yelled the man behind the counter at La Bagel Delight. He was yelling, in a not unfriendly way,...
Tourism drive in the Dominican Republic
For more than 20 years, the Dominican Republic has been known as a Caribbean leader in all-inclusive vacations, competing with the likes of...
Barbados: Island in the sun
This year’s Barbados Music Awards turned out to be a talent show. The crème de la crème of Barbados’s music industry displayed a...
Not just a stroll on the beach
Dean Walcott’s work day starts at 6 a.m., with a 15-minute taxi ride from Caanan to Store Bay. Tobago depends on tourism for most of its...
Eco buzz (July/August 2007)
The Caribbean: sun, sea, and…whale-watching Whale-watching may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Caribbean,...
Suriname: kingdom of the silk cotton tree
Stand on a bustling Paramaribo street corner for five minutes and you’ll see the multicultural history of Suriname walking past. The...
Sunny business: Trinidad business hotels
A business visitor to Trinidad who didn’t have a hotel booking enquired at three hotels before he found one he liked. Internet access was...
Remembering abolition: 200 years since the abolition of the slave trade
On March 25, 1807, parliament in London passed a law formally abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire. The United States followed...
