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Archive (1992-2006)
Issue No. 10 - July/August 1994
Table of Contents
FEATURES
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SPORTS BEAT
The Golden Lady
A Caribbean athlete at the peak of her career, Merlene Ottey is a world record holder as well as the darling of Jamaica
- by Claire Forrester
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HEARTBEAT
Recording the Caribbean
Music is probably the Caribbean's biggest export. There is a flourishing recording industry in the region, and plenty of artists are pushing to follow Bob Marley's footsteps into international stardom.
- by Simon Lee
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CARIBBEAN PEOPLE
Coming Home
A boost for the Caribbean film industry? Film firector Horace Ove is returning to the Caribbean after many years working in Britain. Polly Patullo finds out why
- by Polly Patullo
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DOWNBEAT
A Place of Our Own
Founded 45 years ago, the University of the West Indies is one of the Caribbean's truly regional institutions – and is desperately raising developmental funds to meet demands being made on it. Jeremy Taylor reports
- by Jeremy Taylor
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CARIBBEAN LIFE
Telling Tales
Storytelling is one of the great Caribbean traditions. Ken Corsbie introduces some of the performers who are keeping the art alive
- by Ken Corsbie
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ART BEAT
Son of Thunder
Barbados artist Ras Ishi has been steadily making his mark around the region and beyond. Nancy Rogers Yaeger went to find him in his studio
- by Nancy Rogers Yaeger
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CARIBBEAN FICTION
Joebell and America
Novelist Earl Lovelace's short story, both funny and sad, pokes gentle fun at the Caribbean's American dreams
- by Earl Lovelace
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BUSINESS BEAT
Insurers Fight Back
The Caribbean insurance industry has been responding quickly and firmly to the pressures being felt by insurers worldwide
- by David Renwick
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TRAVEL BEAT
Columbus' Cross
Larry Luxner visits the giant Columbus Lighthouse in the Dominican Republic
- by Larry Luxner
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DEPARTMENTS
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UPBEAT
Upbeat
Reggae, dub, binghi, soca, calypso: new cassettes and CDs
- by Caribbean Beat
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BOOKSHELF
Bookshelf
New books about the Caribbean, new books from Caribbean authors
- by Caribbean Beat
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ISLAND BEAT
Island Beat
Carnival in Antigua, art in St. Lucia, diving in Grenada, folk traditions in Tobago, jewellery in Trinidad, chess in Barbados, and much more
- by Caribbean Beat
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TIMES PAST
Times Past
Graham Norton recalls the British prince whose high spirits caused a stir from one end of the Caribbean to the other
- by Graham Norton
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CARIBBEAN POETS
Love for an Island
A classic poem from Dominica's great writer, the late Phyllis Allfrey
- by Phyllis Allfrey
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DEPARTMENTS
In Good Hands
Meet the four ladies on the BWIA flight deck.
- by Caribbean Beat
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