Roberta Stoddart: painting from life
On the morning that we meet in her airy studio, Jamaican artist Roberta Stoddart is at home in her space, surrounded by her beloved dogs. I...
Late bloomers: Mark Lyndersay’s latest portraits
Trinidadian photographer and journalist Mark Lyndersay says his recent 50th birthday is, in part, the inspiration behind his latest...
Carifesta’s festival of the arts turns full circle
Speak to anyone fortunate enough to have been at the first Caribbean Festival of the Arts (Carifesta) and their faces acquire a dreamy,...
Andrea de Silva: over the rainbow
Andrea De Silva’s favourite photo, Rainbow Nation, was taken at Salybia, a picturesque beach on the northeastern tip of Trinidad. It...
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...
CD reviews (July/August 2008)
Good music in any language Handed a clutch of Putumayo CDs for review earlier this year, I was excited, as Putumayo has a reputation for...
DVD reviews (July/August 2008)
Out of Africa In 2005, to celebrate what would have been Bob Marley’s 60th birthday, his widow, Rita Marley, and several of Marley’s...
Top ten Caribbean Olympic hopefuls 2008
The bulk of the medals that will be earned by Caribbean athletes at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will make their way to Havana. At the...
