Caribe Guide

Although 2022 has just started, many people are already planning their holidays and upcoming trips for the year. And there are so many choices out there, so many potential travel destinations! However, some of them are only good at a certain time of the year. The Bahamas, on the other hand, are a great travel …

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Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places Rising near the tepui Mt Ayanganna in the Pakaraima Mountains, the Potaro River flows eastwards for 140 miles before joining the Essequibo. For aeons, making its way across the vast Guiana Shield, the river has cut into the plateau of soft sandstone, creating a series of nine waterfalls, …

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Don’t Miss Miami Carnival Many of us have been haunted by memories of in-person Carnival experiences over the past pandemic year — the pulsating rhythms of steelpan or soca, the pageantry, the vibes we wish would last long after the last headpiece is toted home. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the countdown to the …

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This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews of Musings, Mazes, Muses, Margins by Gordon Rohlehr; Sweethand by N.G. Peltier; All the Rage by Rosamond S. King; and Antiman by Rajiv Mohabir Musings, Mazes, Muses, Margins by Gordon Rohlehr (Peepal Tree Press, 184 pp, ISBN 9781845234652) For every factual record made of the Caribbean …

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How much do you know about Caribbean dance traditions? Let our trivia column put you to the test In this issue of Caribbean Beat, you’ll find a profile of Trinidadian dancer Alana Rajah. How much do you know about other Caribbean dance traditions? Test yourself with our quiz — and check your score in the …

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Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places If there’s one iconic landmark that immediately says you’re in Tobago, it’s the Pigeon Point jetty with its thatch-roofed hut, extending from a long curve of gently golden sand into water of an almost unbelievable turquoise hue. It’s the subject of a thousand postcards and ten thousand holiday …

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