Caribbean Beat — September/October 2018 (#153)
A calendar of events; music, film, and book reviews; travel features; people profiles, and much more.
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<strong>Caribbean</strong><strong>Beat</strong><br />
An MEP publication<br />
72 explore<br />
Falling for Havana<br />
The Cuban capital has its gritty side,<br />
writes Donna Yawching, but few<br />
cities in the world have such an aura<br />
of glamour, fascinating history, and<br />
energetic spirit<br />
80 in the bag<br />
“in my dreams, my travel<br />
journals look like<br />
illuminated manuscripts”<br />
Georgia Popplewell explains why a<br />
good notebook is an essential in her<br />
luggage<br />
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82 Green<br />
jaws of life<br />
Pop culture has given sharks an<br />
undeservedly scary reputation. What’s<br />
truly frightening, reports Erline<br />
Andrews, is a sea without sharks, vital<br />
for a healthy marine ecosystem. And<br />
after decades of neglect, the countries<br />
of the <strong>Caribbean</strong> are finally waking up to<br />
the importance of shark conservation<br />
<strong>—</strong> for the environment, but also for their<br />
economies<br />
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86 on this day<br />
a plague from above<br />
It’s not just a story from the Bible: thirty<br />
years ago, thanks to unprecedented<br />
weather conditions, a massive swarm of<br />
locusts crossed the Atlantic and ended<br />
up in the <strong>Caribbean</strong>. James Ferguson<br />
investigates how, and what became of<br />
them<br />
88 puzzles<br />
Enjoy our crossword, sudoku, and<br />
other brain-teasers!<br />
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96 classic<br />
A dip into <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Beat</strong>’s archives:<br />
Caroline Taylor discovers it’s a brown<br />
world, where a mixed-race Trini can<br />
pass for <strong>—</strong> well, almost anything, it<br />
seems<br />
The <strong>Caribbean</strong> Airlines logo shows a hummingbird in flight. Native to the <strong>Caribbean</strong>, the hummingbird represents<br />
flight, travel, vibrancy, and colour. It encompasses the spirit of both the region and <strong>Caribbean</strong> Airlines.<br />
WWW.CARIBBEAN-AIRLINES.COM<br />
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