It must be another sign of my advancing years, but I do love botanic gardens. Designed to show off the diversity of the natural world through curated collections of plants, these mostly 18th-century testaments to Enlightenment thinking offer a haven of calm — and sometimes spectacular flowers and foliage — in even the most urban …
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There’s an old maxim that to know a country’s art is to know its people — from casual art encounters to special exhibitions at national galleries. Shelly-Ann Inniss highlights events that art lovers across the region won’t want to miss NELEVEN: Into the Void National Gallery of The BahamasThrough 31 December The National Gallery of …
This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay; The Proper Care of Knives by Anu Lakhan; Between Islands by Rhys Knowles; and We Were Not Kings by Robert de la Chevotière A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay (Dialogue Books, 303 …
Puerto Rican artist Natalia Lasalle-Morillo talks to Jonathan Ali about her film En Parábola/Conversations on Tragedy Natalia Lasalle-Morillo’s En Parábola/Conversations on Tragedy The Caribbean is not unfamiliar with its artists adapting classical Greek literature to an Antillean context. St Lucian poet Derek Walcott’s Omeros, his island-epic version of Homer’s Odyssey, is an acclaimed example of …
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Get inspired by the Caribbean’s built and natural history A visit to St John’s Parish Church is essential on a day trip to Barbados’ rugged east coast. This Gothic-inspired landmark with distinctive crenellations and pointed arches was rebuilt in 1836 after the original structure was destroyed by fire and hurricanes in the 17th and 18th …
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Unique Caribbean experiences to add to your bucket list Oh, the multi-day expedition to the summit is not for the faint of heart. Functioning as a triple border between Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil, Mount Roraima — with a peak elevation of over 9,200 feet, and a name that came from the Indigenous Pemon people — …
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It must be another sign of my advancing years, but I do love botanic gardens. Designed to show off the diversity of the natural world through curated collections of plants, these mostly 18th-century testaments to Enlightenment thinking offer a haven of calm — and sometimes spectacular flowers and foliage — in even the most urban …
Breadfruit, Bligh & botanic gardens | On this day Leia mais »
There’s an old maxim that to know a country’s art is to know its people — from casual art encounters to special exhibitions at national galleries. Shelly-Ann Inniss highlights events that art lovers across the region won’t want to miss NELEVEN: Into the Void National Gallery of The BahamasThrough 31 December The National Gallery of …
This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay; The Proper Care of Knives by Anu Lakhan; Between Islands by Rhys Knowles; and We Were Not Kings by Robert de la Chevotière A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay (Dialogue Books, 303 …