Caribbean Beat — November/December 2018 (#154)
A calendar of events; music, film, and book reviews; travel features; people profiles, and much more.
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Contents<br />
No. 154 • <strong>November</strong>/<strong>December</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
80<br />
70<br />
EMBARK<br />
IMMERSE<br />
22 Wish you were here<br />
White River, Jamaica<br />
24 Need to know<br />
Essential info to help you make the<br />
most of <strong>November</strong> and <strong>December</strong><br />
across the <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
40 Bookshelf and playlist<br />
Our reading and listening picks<br />
44 screenshots<br />
A Q&A with Natalia Cabral and Oriol<br />
Estrada, directors of Miriam Lies<br />
46 Cookup<br />
A feast among friends<br />
After years of enjoying Divali<br />
hospitality from her friends, Franka<br />
Philip plans her own festival feast <strong>—</strong><br />
with some expert help<br />
The accidental baker<br />
Baking wasn’t always a passion for<br />
Michelle Sohan <strong>—</strong> but this “accidental”<br />
career has won her international kudos<br />
52 Backstory<br />
Dr Jones<br />
She’s an instantly recognisable icon<br />
of music and fashion, with a fortyyear<br />
career in the limelight. And the<br />
inimitable Grace Jones is Jamaican to<br />
the core, says Nazma Muller<br />
60 closeup<br />
A writer with a plan<br />
His recent win of the Commonwealth<br />
Short Story Prize affirms that Kevin<br />
Jared Hosein is a rising literary star.<br />
But his success didn’t come from<br />
nowhere, Shivanee Ramlochan<br />
discovers <strong>—</strong> rather, it’s the achievent<br />
of a patient devotion to writing,<br />
despite the odds<br />
66 own words<br />
“It Doesn’t matter where<br />
you come from’<br />
Jeanine De Bique, Trinidad-born<br />
classical singer, on the influence of her<br />
upbringing, and why Trinis “could do<br />
anything” <strong>—</strong> as told to Caroline Taylor<br />
52<br />
ARRIVE<br />
70 destination<br />
Foodies’ Barbados<br />
The island fondly known as Bim is<br />
famous for its fabulous beaches,<br />
but now it’s becoming a fixture for<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> gourmands as well. Shelly-<br />
Ann Inniss takes us on a parish-byparish<br />
tour of culinary highlights<br />
80 escape<br />
Picture-perfect St Lucia<br />
Is there any place in the <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
more ready for Instagram? As our<br />
photo album shows, St Lucia has<br />
photogenicity to spare<br />
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