Guerrilla: V.S. Naipaul
In rural England, where he lives, Naipaul responded graciously to the news of his award. He acknowledged England (his “home”), India...
Chaguaramas: welcome to Yacht City
West of the Trinidad and Tobago capital Port of Spain, a long peninsula reaches out towards Venezuela. Once occupied by American forces...
Bookshelf (July/August 2000)
PICK OF THE MONTH The Immaculate Invasion Bob Shacochis (Viking Penguin 1999; Bloomsbury paperback 2000; 408pp, ISBN 0-7475-4529-4) When...
Upbeat (July/August 2000)
PICK OF THE MONTH: Calypsoldier Ron Reid’s Sunsteel (Mud Hut Records, MH 901) Style and substance meet on this accomplished debut...
Island Beat (May/June 2000)
Sports: Cricket Goes Disney Mention the word “cricket” at Disney World and most minds leap immediately to Pinocchio’s...
Bookshelf (May/June 2000)
BOOK OF THE MONTH For the Love of my Name Lakshmi Persaud (Peepal Tree Press 2000, ISBN 1-900715-29-5, 336pp) Lakshmi Persaud’s third...
Book reviews (July/August 2008)
More than a one-hit wonder This is the story of a man who became famous as a Test batsman who made a century on his debut, and then was...
Bookshelf (September/October 2007)
Beyond the Islands: An Autobiography Sir James Mitchell (Macmillan Caribbean, ISBN 1-4050-1417-2, 463 pp) For the best part of 30 years,...
