Caribbean Beat — September/October 2017 (#147)

This issue’s contributors include:
Cover Bequia‘s colourful
coconut boats
Photo mauritius images
GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo
Erline Andrews (“Redonda rescue”, page 68) is an
award-winning journalist with almost two decades
of experience in the field. Her work has appeared
in publications in Trinidad and Tobago and the US,
including the Chicago Tribune and the Christian
Science Monitor magazine.
James Ferguson (“The Lüders affair”, page 70)
is a UK-based writer and editor, and longtime
contributor to Caribbean Beat. He is the proprietor
of Signal Books.
Nailah Folami Imoja (“Stories like ours”, page 40)
is an award-winning Barbadian-British writer and
educator whose favourite aspect of Barbados is its
people. Her novellas include Colourblind, To Protect
& Serve, and Fantasy Fulfilled, and are available via
www.smashwords.com.
From an initial background in finance, Shelly-Ann
Inniss (“A voice for all”, page 46) decided to
explore her love for writing and media. A Trinidadbased
Barbadian writer and editorial assistant at
Caribbean Beat, she is an explorer and adventureseeker
at heart.
Franka Philip (“Best of brew”, page 36) is a
Trinidadian journalist who is deeply passionate
about food and food issues. She is features editor
for the Trinidad Guardian.
Shivanee Ramlochan (“I let the tides tug me along”,
page 44) is a Trinidadian poet and arts reporter,
and Bookshelf editor for Caribbean Beat. She also
writes about books for the NGC Bocas Lit Fest and
Paper Based Bookshop, Trinidad and Tobago’s
oldest independent Caribbean specialty bookseller.
She is the deputy editor of The Caribbean Review
of Books.
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