FEATURES

PEOPLE
LEGEND IN HIS OWN LIFETIME
What do you do after you've been a superstar? Vaneisa Baksh reflects on the past and the future of former West Indies batting hero Brian Lara
- by Vaneisa Baksh

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
- by Ray Funk

STYLE
THE TRIUMPH OF CALYPSO CRICKET
Garry Steckles recreates a Test match at Lord's that made sporting and cultural history
- by Garry Steckles

STYLE
ISLAND LIFE
One label has been bringing Caribbean music to the world for 50 years. David Katz tells the story of Island Records
- by David Katz

STYLE
THE MEASURE OF A MANN
Margaret Mann was an English housewife whose drawing teacher was the renowned Trinidadian artist Michel-Jean Cazabon. But her letters sketch other important pictures, argues Judy Raymond
- by Judy Raymond

DEPARTMENTS

HAPPENINGS
HAPPENINGS
A round-up of current events on the Caribbean calendar
- by Various Contributors

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

BUSINESS
BANK ON A BIGGER FUTURE
The regional financial giant RBTT merged with the Royal Bank of Canada a year ago. James Fuller checks on their progress so far
- by James Fuller

ENVIRONMENT
THE HEAT IS ON
Will Henley reports on efforts to help the Caribbean combat global warming
- by Will Henley

SNAPSHOTS
BETWEEN A MOTHER AND A SON
The joys of motherhood can be bittersweet even for a former beauty queen, and Wendy Fitzwilliam shares some of them in her new book. Laura Dowrich-Phillips took a read
- by Laura Dowrich-Phillips

SNAPSHOTS
THE MAN WITH THE BUTTERFLY TATTOO
Real-life adventure or just a rollicking good yarn? Nicholas Laughlin reads between the lines of Papillon, the classic account of an escape from French Guiana's Devil's Island
- by Nicholas Laughlin

SNAPSHOTS
MERCHANT, IS THAT YOU?
He died a decade ago, but Laura Dowrich-Phillips finds that Merchant's peers have not forgotten this great calypsonian
- by Laura Dowrich-Phillips

SNAPSHOTS
THE PEOPLE'S VOICE
Tobago's Signal Hill Alumni Choir has travelled the world to perform. Jonathan Ali listened to their siren song
- by Jonathan Ali

STYLE
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM A STEELBAND
An invitation you can't refuse, from Caribbean Airlines Invaders
- by Wayne Bowman

STYLE
MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE
When Caribbean Airlines offered young people a chance to represent the airline, Mirissa De Four went along to spot the winners
- by Mirissa De Four

STYLE
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
- by Montague Kobbe

ADVERTORIAL
THE NEED FOR SPEED
Tired of waiting in line at airports? Regional travellers can bypass the queue, thanks to Caripass. James Fuller checks it out
- by James Fuller

REVIEWS
REVIEWS
The new music, the movies and the books that are reflecting the region right now
- by Various Contributors

RIDDEM & RHYME
EATING THE BREAD OF SORROW
No one knew it was reggae superstar Bob Marley's last world tour. His biographer Garry Steckles is still weeping and wailing over missing it
- by Garry Steckles

ON THIS DAY
THE DARK ONE
Edgar Mittelholzer produced over a dozen books, despite the shadows that closed around him. James Ferguson celebrates his struggle
- by James Ferguson

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

HOROSCOPE
HOROSCOPE
What the stars say about your future
- by Gail Massy

LIFE AND TIMES
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
Actor Albert Laveau tells Judy Raymond how he's guiding the Trinidad Theatre Workshop into its next half-century
- by Judy Raymond