On 22 July last year, Anette Thomas-Sanford made history as the first woman elected Chief of Dominica’s Kalinago Territory. I catch up with her beneath the karbet at the Kalinago Barana Auté cultural site in Crayfish River, one of the eight hamlets of the 1,580-hectare semi-autonomous region on Dominica’s rugged east coast. She looks elegant, …
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“Idi kwik!” says the storyteller. (Then you, the reader, must take on the responsibility of being the audience. You respond, “kwak”.) And so, the story can begin. The written word is not the traditional format for this type of Caribbean storytelling, but here we must make do. Kwik-kwak, as it is known in French Creole …
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This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of Palmyra by Karen Barrow; Resistance, Refuge, Revival: The Indigenous Kalinagos of Dominica by Lennox Honychurch; The House of Plain Truth by Donna Hemans; and West of West Indian by Linzey Corridon Palmyra by Karen Barrow (Friesen Press, 330 pp, ISBN 9781039195813) Lush …
Gian Franco talks to Caroline Taylor about the exciting new Carnival Catwalk series that premieres in January 1. What inspired Carnival Catwalk? Carnival Catwalk was inspired by the vibrant and artistic traditions of Trinidad & Tobago Carnival, the birthplace of Caribbean carnival. It seeks to merge this exuberant cultural celebration with the high-stakes world of …
A few years ago, a St Lucian — recognising me as a Trinidadian in her island — jokingly said to me, “You Trinis like to party a lot” … to which I responded, “We invent fete!” That cute little declaration — with some assonance to boot — was, to me, a simple fact of Caribbean …
Some highlights to enjoy in this special destination, even when time is tight With its wide avenues lined with flowering trees, parks, canals dating to Dutch times, distinctive wooden buildings (some with louvred Demerara shutters, like the one pictured), Guyana’s capital Georgetown — affectionately called the “Garden City of the Caribbean” — exudes a physical …
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By Caribbean Blogger | For anyone who recently visited or moved to work as a digital nomad in the Caribbean, there’s no better way to get acquainted with its endless beauty than through Caribbean boating tours. Exploring by boat unveils a world of hidden beaches, serene coves, and lush islands that can’t be reached by …
Jonathan Ali talks to Yoel Morales, the Dominican (Republic) director of Bionico’s Bachata Bionico is a crack addict on a mission. As his girlfriend, La Flaca, is set to come out of rehab, Bionico vows to turn over a new leaf and go clean himself. With the help of the irrepressible Calvita, his best mate …
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There was a time when Christmas in Trinidad & Tobago, like much of the Caribbean, was musically dominated by songs that painted images of snow, mistletoe, and pumpkin pie. The voices of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Perry Como filled the airwaves as people hustled in the hot Caribbean sun. But T&T …
On Mother’s Day 2024, a small slim figure with a dramatic white streak in the front of her dark hair adjusted her backpack, picked up her walking poles, and strode out of her Charlottetown, PEI (Prince Edward Island) hotel, heading west. Some 33 days and 435 miles later, striding in from the east, she returned …
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