A Season of Steel Pan
Two of the premier events in the world of pan are the Trinidad and Tobago Pan Jazz Festival and the Steelband Music Festival. These events...
Come Down to Grenada & Carriacou
There’s much more to Grenada than sea, sand and sun, though there’s a plenty of that: it would be hard to beat Grenada’s powder-white...
It’s All in the Mix: Trinidad & Tobago
Sir Martin Berthoud, who until 1991 was Britain’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, was well known for his enjoyment of the task....
This Little Piggie Went to Pork-Pit
It’s five in the morning and it’ll be another hour before the first rays of the morning sun penetrate the tropical darkness...
No Eclipse for the Mighty Gabby
Gabby sat beside a swimming pool under an eclipsing moon on Bayley’s plantation, remembering the first day he met the owner, the...
The Barbadian Beauty of Andromeda
What do a mythological maiden and a world-famous botanic garden have in common? Andromeda, in ancient Greek mythology, was a beautiful...
Jill Gomez: You Should Be in Opera
It takes a certain kind of guts to go topless on stage at the Royal Opera House In London’s Covent Garden especially when you are the...
Eat Your Heart Out in Barbados
Until the early sixties, Barbados was not exactly a gourmet’s Mecca. Restaurants were few and far between, and most hotels — there...
