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 Caribbean Style

MAS AND THE MOTHER COUNTRY
It’s Europe’s biggest street festival, but it got off to an unlikely start – indoors, in winter, with a crowd of a thousand people. Ray Funk looks back at the early days of London’s Notting Hill Carnival



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THE TRIUMPH OF CALYPSO CRICKET

Garry Steckles recreates a Test match at Lord’s that made sporting and cultural history



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GOAT WATER IN CUDJOE HEAD
Never mind the volcanic eruptions, these Montserrat folks have a festival to celebrate. James Fuller joined the party


 

THE SMALLEST REVOLUTION
It was the era of independence – but Anguilla wanted to remain a British colony. Montague Kobbe looks back at an odd victory for people power

 

AT CHRISTMAS YOUR HEART GOES HOME
Franka Philip warms her cockles by adding a Caribbean touch to her table

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PAST ISSUES
PACKING LIGHT THEATRE BUZZ: PACKING LIGHT
In Pack Light, Trinidadian performer Caroline Neisha Taylor discovers herself
from Issue 84

LATE BLOOMERS STYLE: LATE BLOOMERS
As he turns 50, photographer Mark Lyndersay sees dying flowers as a metaphor for ageing. James Fuller talks to him about his morbid art
from Issue 92

CULTURE WARRIOR RIDDEM & RHYME: CULTURE WARRIOR
Garry Steckles remembers the legendary Joseph Hill of the reggae band Culture, who died last August
from Issue 83

TOP-DRAWER DESIGN CARIBBEAN STYLE: TOP-DRAWER DESIGN
The problem: a bag that can hold all your stuff – but so that you can still find it. The answer? It’s in the Antrobus bag, Laura Dowrich-Phillips reveals
from Issue 99

ARCHIVE (1992 - 2006)
The Unexpected Country BEAT DESTINATION: The Unexpected Country
"The Caribbean’s largest and least typical territory is in fact part of the South American mainland. Guyana has no sea and sand to entice tourists; its astonishing natural beauty is on a different scale altogether. Caribbean Beat offers an introduction to this “land of many waters"
from Issue 62
A Village Called Paradise DESTINATION FOCUS: A Village Called Paradise
Travel writer Donna Yawching explores the Caribbean "Spice island" of Grenada and its sisters Carriacou and Petit Martinique
from Issue 19
Hit the road BEAT DESTINATION: Hit the road
Many visitors to St Lucia never make it past the beach — and who can blame them? But Mark Lyndersay is determined to explore the rest of the island’s charms, on his own schedule and at his own pace. He takes off on a road trip round St Lucia, from Castries in the north to Vieux Fort in the south, and savours the pleasure of going his own way
from Issue 64
The Hunters and the Sea SPORTS BEAT: The Hunters and the Sea
Peter Tyson, on board a big sportsfisherman, prowls the Caribbean for big game and explores some of the liveliest tournaments on the sportfishing calendar
from Issue 8