Culture

Culture, Music, Arts, Trinidad and Tobago

New wave of Trinidad music

THEIR TIME NOW Even calypso purists know — with their brains, that is — that as Carnival’s social context changes, so must the music...

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Culture, Environment, Business

Unwelcome guests: Caribbean hurricanes

As a premier tourist destination, the Caribbean is frequently the subject of travel and lifestyle articles, but rarely hits the headlines...

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Culture, Film and Television, Arts, Trinidad and Tobago

Sweet Calypso Dreams

It’s always struck me as odd that Caribbean music, without a doubt one of the most significant cultural gifts that has been bestowed on...

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Culture, Literature, Arts, Jamaica

John Hearne: two worlds in the blood

John Hearne almost suffered the fate most writers dread most: oblivion. Although he died as recently as 1994, his works quickly became...

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Literature, Food and Cuisine

Caribbean Cookup – November/December 2005

DUCK FOR SALE. Always these three words, on a hand-painted sign on a fence as you drive through any area in Trinidad where the backyards...

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Culture, People, Sports, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Pamenos Ballantyne: “Everyone is a winner”

I was born on December 9, 1973, in Sandy Bay, St Vincent. My parents are Clement Ballantyne and Sylvina Ballantyne. My parents have been...

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Festivals and Events

Island Hopper – November/December 2005

The end-of-year holiday season starts in the Caribbean with many lights. In Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname, Hindus are joined by...

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Sports, Barbados

Braving Barbados’ Soup Bowl

If you happen to be at Oistins for a typical Friday night fish fry, chances are you’ll come across Brian “De Action Man” Talma —...

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