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Culture, Theatre and Dance, People, Jamaica

Rex Nettleford: a king among men

An ordinary man of extraordinary accomplishments – that was Rex Nettleford. An extraordinary man of ordinary life and circumstances –...

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Culture, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Shiva Ragoonanan: feat of clay

When he became a potter at 15, Shiva Ragoonanan learned to make deyas, small earthenware lamps (they fit in your hand) which are filled...

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Culture, History, People, Grenada

Jennifer Hosten: night of the nutmeg princess

Can there be any occasion more emotionally volatile than a beauty contest? Even if you’ve never actually seen one (and who would dare...

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Culture, Music, Arts, Canada, Caribbean Diaspora

Rhythms International rocks

If you happen to be within easy reach of a computer – and who isn’t, these days? – you might want to call up the following website...

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Culture, Food and Cuisine, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Barbara Fuller-Provoteaux: “Christmas is the happiest day of the year”

Growing up as a little girl in Santa Flora, in south Trinidad, I couldn’t wait for Christmas each year. I always found it took so long to...

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Culture, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Shamshu Deen: reaping the fruit of the family tree

In 1994, Shamshu Deen published his first book, Solving East Indian Roots in Trinidad, which is an account of his and his wife’s family...

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Culture, People, Jamaica

Sugar Minott: a sweet voice falls silent

Sugar Minott, who died in July, aged 54, after suffering from a heart condition, was an influential Jamaican singer whose distinctive style...

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Culture, Theatre and Dance, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Errol Jones: a gentleman and a player

Errol Jones possessed two qualities that are unusual in an actor, said Eunice Alleyne: greatness and humility. Other tributes bore out what...

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