Issue 59 (January/February 2003)
Issue 59
A Short Story by Keith Jardim
The Man Who Wanted to be a Horse
In search of true merengueismo, Simon Lee visits the Dominican Republic, and finds a kind of magical realism alive and kicking in the Caribbean
Angostura Sail Week 2003
The 2003 Angostura Tobago Sail Week takes place in Tobago from May 11-16.
Movers & Shakers (January/February 2003)
The Merrymen celebrate 40 years of music; Sam Mendes says farewell to London; the Santa Rosa School in Guyana gets more than they imagined; Trinidadian figurer skater sets sights on 2006 Winter Olympics glory; Peter Minshall wins an Emmy Award; Heather Headley goes R& B
Book Reviews (January/February 2003)
New and recent books about the Caribbean
Upbeat (January/February 2003)
New music from the Caribbean
Beat Bytes: World Wide Wine-down-de-place
Michael Goodwin prepares us for Trinidad and Tobago's carnival via popular websites
Blue Mountain Coffee: Jamaica’s Treasure Brew
One of the world's most luxurious products is produced right here in the Caribbean. Robert Beers looks at the market for Jamaica's famous Blue Mountain coffee
Catching the Carnival Jumbie
Trinidad's Kilimanjaro School revives an old tradition and helps youngsters reach amazing heights
Barbados: Total Vacation
Barbados boasts it has something for everyone. Vaneisa Baksh tries to take it all in
On Caribbean National Anthems
Garry Steckles wonders why Caribbean national anthems don’t swing to an island beat
Beauty in a Bottle
What’s so fascinating about old bottles? Roxan Kinas explains the charms of these fragile artifacts
Peter Noel: the Baron of Baj
Georgia Popplewell investigates how a Trini from “behind the bridge” became a leading commentator on issues of race in America.
The Caribbean Mother Courage
Simone Schwarz-Bart’s novel The Bridge of Beyond commemorates the strength of Caribbean womanhood. James Ferguson is inspired by this historical resilience
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Lunar influence determines high and low tides in the ocean, but can it also affect human beings? Maura Imbert considers the myth of moon-madnes