My disability is a blessing on most days because it’s made me who I am. I choose it to be one. People think disabilities are a curse and get depressed because they think it’ll keep them back. The only thing that keeps me back is me. Simultaneously, I’m not so blasé to think that there …
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St Thomas, commonly referred to as the “forgotten parish”, is located in the eastern part of Jamaica, and boasts a reputation as the established home of Kumina — also known as Kalunga or Kadunga. Travelling from Kingston into the parish is a battle between humans, vehicular traffic, stray animals, heat, and dust from a highway …
Trinidadian-Canadian director Richard Fung talks to Jonathan Ali about his documentary The Enigma of Harold Sonny Ladoo The writer Harold Sonny Ladoo — born and raised in Trinidad, later domiciled in Canada — had the briefest of careers, and lives. No Pain Like This Body (1973), his first novel — which evokes with high poetry …
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About 2.5% of the Amazon rainforest is found in Suriname, a country criss-crossed by some 3,000 miles of rivers and waterways, like the gently flowing Suriname River Tucked away between French Guiana in the east, Guyana in the west, and Brazil in the south, Suriname is home to countless beguiling species of flora and fauna …
In May of 2024, the jukebox musical on the life of pioneering female calypsonian Calypso Rose made its debut in Trinidad & Tobago. Queen of the Road: the Calypso Rose Story detailed her life and development over 40 calypsos, and — critically — showed the misogyny of rival calypsonians and a male-centred society that all …
A leading artist of the contemporary British art scene, the work of Guyanese-British artist Ingrid Pollard has had a major impact and influence on British and Caribbean photography and visual art. An official statement by the judges of the Hasselblad Award — endowed to Pollard this year — recognises Pollard’s vital engagement with historical memory …
Shelly-Ann Inniss previews one of the newest events on the islands’ festival calendar Antigua & Barbuda is relatively small at just over 100 square miles. Of course, you can always take up the evergreen invitation to find your favourites among its 365 beaches; and experience its exciting festivals — including Art Week, one of the …
After giving birth to two children, fashion vlogger Zee Allure didn’t like what became of her body. “I didn’t look the same. That wasn’t me,” she told Caribbean Beat in a Zoom interview. She felt she knew where to turn: the plastic surgeons of the Dominican Republic (DR) had reputations that were almost legendary. “I …
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The view of Parlatuvier from above has graced many a picture postcard — but there’s so much more to experience if you venture down to the beach and the village itself Anyone who’s toured Tobago will recognise the iconic view of Parlatuvier bay from Tobago’s Northside Road. But far too few venture down to discover …
This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of Son of Grace by Vaneisa Baksh; A Stranger in the Citadel by Tobias S Buckell; You Were Watching from the Sand by Juliana Lamy; and Bath of Herbs by Emily Zobel Marshall Son of Grace by Vaneisa Baksh (Fairfield Books, 348 pp, …