Originally written for and published in Caribbean Beat Magazine (May/June 2015) It was sixty-five years ago that Cyrano de Bergerac was released, a film that would make Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer the first Caribbean person to win an Oscar (for best actor in a leading role, 1951). He also won a Golden Globe, and a Tony award for the Broadway …
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Clockwise Grenada | Caribbean Beat
Originally written for and published in Caribbean Beat magazine in 2014 Like many Eastern Caribbean islands, Grenada is small enough to explore on a day-trip, taking in many of the island’s most engaging sights, views, and attractions while following the hour hand of the clock, before the sun goes down. If you want maximum flexibility and …
Pragmatism vs idealism…or something
I am at odds. On the one hand are the succinct, sage but fatalistic words of Trini (West Indian? African diaspora? Universal?) sayings like: "Like who like you" "Bat in yuh crease" "Goat doh make sheep" And the blood-chilling end to the fable that lives in different incarnations in different parts of the world (the …
Ella Andall: spirit dancer
Written and published in CariVele Magazine for their special issue commemorating the 50th anniversary of Trinidad & Tobago's independence “I am not afraid to sacrifice for my fellow man Prepare me now to dance this dance, spirit hold my hand… I could make de grade, I could make de grade, I eh ‘fraid…!” – Spirit Dancer Ella …
A tweet in need | Caribbean Beat
Originally written for and published in Caribbean Beat magazine in 2013 Much like its predecessors in print and broadcast media, the Internet has been derided for a host of apocalyptic shortcomings. But in between the Instagrammed lunches, public breakups and makeups, prosthelytising posts, and riveting rants, online social media have also proved useful for harnessing the very …
A happy independence…? My beloved T&T
I don't know what to feel. I love my country. Not just because I was born and raised here, or love the natural environment; the playfulness and creativity of our people (sometimes I wonder if we don't actually have a higher than average talent quotient per capita, despite all); and the simple pleasure of …
MEP partners with Piranha for full-scale recycling programme! :)
We're fairly tree-huggy over at my day job at MEP Publishers. Over the last few years, we've slowly moved closer and closer to being as green a publishing company as one can be in Trinidad and Tobago. We donate as many working electronic items as we can to schools and nonprofits. We've recycled paper for …
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Interview with Kathy & Karen Norman (K2K) on Discover, and new issue of Beat
It's 2012 (my birthday, actually!), and we've started the year with a bang! At Discover Trinidad & Tobago's website, we've just added a new interview with debutante mas band designers Karen and Kathy Norman (K2K), the ladies behind the new medium-category, all-inclusive Carnival band "The Waters – Seas of Consciousness". Read all about them here. …
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