Ocho Rios: jazzing up Jamaica
June is jazz month in Jamaica, with the 17th Ocho Rios Jazz Festival continuing this year as the main attraction, running June 9-17....
Calabash 2007: a pot of gold
The winner of the 21st Commonwealth Writers’ Prize will be announced on May 27 at the Calabash International Literary Festival in...
Fire and ice
It was diabolically cold, that day in March when I took the ferry from downtown Toronto across to Ward’s Island. The wind would have been...
Home of the brave | Last word
Gyul why yuh do dat, why yuh do dat, why yuh do dat, why yuh do dat She was wukkin’ up on me, wukkin’ up on me, pushing up on me She...
Big acts for Tobago Jazz
The Plymouth Jazz Festival in Tobago is still a toddler compared with some of the region’s other music festivals. But, approaching its...
Cricket (and a few other things)
Cricket is the focus in the Caribbean for the next two months as the region plays host to the ICC Cricket World Cup. With matches scheduled...
Island hopper (January/February 2007)
If Bacchus, the Roman god of revelry, were alive, he’d surely take up residence in the Caribbean at the dawn of the New Year. With...
All that St Lucia jazz
The Pitons may be St Lucia’s most famous landmarks, but when it comes to events, it’s the annual Jazz Festival that has really made the...
