Making Money in the Sun
The Caribbean is not noted as one of the world’s richest areas; but ironically it is custodian to a huge amount of "offshore" wealth. Tony [...]
View ArticleDream Dives in the Caribbean
If the perfect scuba dive is a plunge into clear, tropical waters on a colourful reef abounding with life, then the Caribbean is the perfect [...]
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Cycling vacation in Curaçao Intrigued by the idea of a racing vacation, former Dutch professional cyclists Leo van Vliet and Erik Breukink invited some [...]
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Chocolate in all its glory Chocolate lovers won’t be surprised to learn that the word “cocoa” translates as “food of the gods”. Cocoa originates from [...]
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Celebrating Crop Over Wayne Simmons and Mark Jason Welch It’s time for Crop Over, the annual festival that sweeps across the green hills, warm waters [...]
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Caribbean Fashion Week: a decade of design Mirissa De Four As it celebrates its tenth edition, perhaps Jamaica’s Caribbean Fashion Week (CFW) hasn’t quite earned [...]
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High art at Holders House Laura Dowrich-Phillip Holders Season has been described as the premier arts festival in the Caribbean and over the years, it [...]
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Madness everywhere: T&T mas There’s something for everyone in the weeks leading up to Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. Whether you’re looking forward to the veteran [...]
View ArticleJuan Francisco Pardo: Stories for the eye
It takes significant skill and perhaps even more restraint to tell a good visual story in just sixteen minutes. To lead the viewer through scenes [...]
View ArticleHappenings (November/December 2010)
Guyana Fashion Week: art with a heart The Guyana Fashion Week (GFW) is a fashion event with a difference. Each year, the event supports causes [...]
View ArticleHappenings (March/April 2008)
More mas in St Maarten Judy H Fitzpatrick There’s something especially captivating about Carnival in the tiny Dutch/French island of St Maarten/St Martin. With 106 [...]
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Jumpin’ jazz After criticism of the use of the word “jazz” for music festivals with more R&B flavour, some Caribbean islands have revamped their famous [...]
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Montserrat marks its words Joanne C Hillhouse Alliouagana, the Amerindian name for Montserrat, is poised to be its latest lure. The name has been chosen [...]
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Pass the popcorn Caroline Taylor The Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival (TTFF), now in its fourth year, returns to the islands from September 16 to [...]
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Rescuing Aruba’s reefs Mirissa De Four The first weekend in July usually signals the beginning of school vacation, beach visits and fun in the sun. [...]
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Cool, couture and charity Laura Dowrich-Phillips Caribbean Fashion Week (CFW) has become the most anticipated fashion event in the region. Designers, known and upcoming; models [...]
View ArticleHappenings – March/April 2011
Not just another manic Monday “Is mud, mud, mud, mud, mud madness!” This line from rapso group 3Canal’s hit song, “Mud Madness”, describes what J’Ouvert [...]
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Bermuda’s biggest and best If you‘ve just decided to buy a ticket for the 13th annual Bermuda Music Festival, you’ll probably have a hard time [...]
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If all you ask is a tall ship… If you’ve ever had a burning desire to sail around the world, but no idea how to [...]
View ArticleAll this jazz
Besides the ubiquitous sun, and seas guaranteed to make jacuzzis run dry with envy, the Caribbean is a musical paradise awaiting your discovery. You’re winging [...]
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