Robber talk and revolution: Earl Lovelace’s Is Just a Movie
Is Just a Movie is Earl Lovelace’s first novel since his 1996 Commonwealth Prize-winning Salt. In a career spanning 40 years, Lovelace...
Sonjah Stanley Niaah’s Dancehall Chronicles
The only problem with reading Dancehall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto is resisting the urge to put on some Beenie Man and just bruk out....
Annette Arjoon-Martins: “The grassroots people are the real heroes”
Growing up in the riverain community of Pomeroon was very instrumental in instilling my love for nature. I spent my formative years with my...
Wendell McShine: a shaman called Shine
Rumour has it that Wendell McShine is an obeahman. And without prompting he confirms it in an e-mail: “I’m into shamanism and stuff...
History in the remaking
Clayton Perkins first came here for family holidays while still a schoolboy in neighbouring Montserrat. Now he moves nimbly, directing...
Black hawk up in Tobago
In a backyard in Canaan, Tobago, there is a great black hawk – perched on my arm. Stalin – named for the acclaimed calypsonian, not the...
SOS: Saving Tobago’s turtles
It’s 4 am. Weary volunteers from Save Our Sea Turtles (SOS Tobago) have been patrolling the beaches since 8 pm the night before, ensuring...
Where the wild things are
Growing up in north Florida, Pierson Hill developed a passion for the outdoors and living things – with a special emphasis on the...
