When hurricane Ivan hit Jamaica in 2004, it killed 17 people and caused property damage and losses amounting to 8% of the island’s GDP. Not given as much attention was the storm’s destruction of large parts of the country’s natural environment. Last July, organisers of a mangrove restoration project in Clarendon gave reporters a tour …
On view: Garden of Humanity (Miami) and The Plural of He (New York) On view Garden of Humanity The VFW Lot, Opa-locka, FL Curated by James Brazil (Australia), the Ten North Group has acquired two new large-scale sculptures which are now on view in a lushly designed garden in South Florida.Yemaya is a six-foot bronze …
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Essential info about what’s happening across the region in March and April Celebration time Enjoy spoken word, comedy, dance, music, and more at the Bridgetown International Arts Festival (1–31 March), featuring Trinidad & Tobago comedians Lyrix and Stephon John; Mind Fusion, a spoken word trio from Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, and Switzerland; German actress Sylvia …
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This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of We Are the Crisis by Cadwell Turnbull; Self-Portrait as Othello by Jason Allen-Paisant; Elektrik: Caribbean Writing; and Uprooting by Marchelle Farrell We Are the Crisis by Cadwell Turnbull (Blackstone Publishing, 322 pp, ISBN 9781982603755) In this second instalment of a high-stakes speculative …
Easter kite-flying in the islands Across the Caribbean, the glorious dry season weather — bright and breezy (if not also hot and dusty) — makes kite-flying a popular pastime around Easter. From organised competitions like the Jamaica International Kite Festival to informal displays in neighbourhood parks, colourful confections of paper and string take to the …
Heads high St Lucia My first visit to St Lucia was at Easter, and I remember being blown away by the beauty. To be on the beach and see the Pitons in the background seemed so surreal. Also, as someone who loves the outdoors, I climbed to the top of one of the Pitons, then …
Aisha Sylvester on Easter goat and crab racing in Tobago; and Donna Yawching on the Festival de la Trova in Santiago de Cuba Lovers of Cuban music should not miss the celebrated Festival de la Trova that takes place annually (16–20 March) in Santiago de Cuba. Santiago city — and the surrounding Oriente Province — …
On 23 April 1924 — 100 years ago — King George V officially opened the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley, London. A shortened version of his speech travelled around the world by telegram to every part of the empire, and was returned to him within 80 seconds by a messenger boy. It was considered a …
This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring reviews by Nigel Campbell of new music by Reginald Cyntje; DaWchY; Micwise; and Stephen Marley Reginald Cyntje Gentle Touch (self-released) On this his seventh album, Reginald Cyntje — pronounced SIN-chee — continues his musical exploration of emotional themes and the intangible through instrumental jazz. With his …
Tobago’s unique Easter goat and crab racing in Buccoo is one for your bucket list. Aisha Sylvester tells us why If Easter weekend finds you in Tobago, there are myriad activities to enjoy — but only one is so iconic, so extraordinary, that it absolutely cannot be missed: the annual goat and crab races. Hosted …
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