In the latest issue of Caribbean Beat (May/June 2009)...

The latest issue of Caribbean Beat magazine – May/June 2009, #97 – is now online at our website. Here's what you'll find:

• TIME STANDS STILL IN TOUNA AUTE by Paul Crask
This is a real Amerindian village, not a quaint replica for the benefit of tourists. Paul Crask visits the place where Dominica’s past meets the present
• ON A WING AND A PRAYER by James Fuller
Bird life in the Caribbean seems to be flourishing, but some species are threatened. James Fuller goes birdwatching in search of them • LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD by Peter Mason
When cricketer and politician Learie Constantine was ennobled, he was claimed by his hometowns in Trinidad – and Lancashire. Peter Mason tells how his lordship endeared himself to 1930s England • For a party you want people to remember... ENOUGH IS NOT ENOUGH by Donna Yawching
That might be the motto of Preston Bailey, who designs décor for the stars. Donna Yawching was dazzled by his Panamanian pzazz • HAPPENINGS by Various Contributors
A round-up of current events on the Caribbean calendar
• FROM BOGGY PEAK TO MT OBAMA by Joanne C Hillhouse
Like the rest of the world, Antigua has succumbed to Obamamania. Joanne C Hillhouse reports on the debate over the island’s proposed tribute to the ground-breaking US president
• HELPING THE REGION’S HEALTH
Based at St George’s University in Grenada, the Windref Foundation is pioneering research into endemic tropical disease
• GLORY IN THE RING by Laura Dowrich-Phillips
She lived fast and died young, but not before winning record numbers of world boxing titles. Laura Dowrich-Phillips remembers the short, triumphant life of Jizelle Salandy
• HAITIAN SENSATION by Judy Fitzpatrick
Musician Wyclef Jean says he’ll never forget his Caribbean roots. Judy Fitzpatrick caught up with him when he came to perform in St Maarten
• A POPE, A KING AND A DUKE by Keith Smith
Keith Smith pays tribute to the Mighty Duke, the veteran calypsonian who died this year
• MIXED MEDIA by Sharon Millar
Sarah Beckett has been a painter since coming to Trinidad in the 1960s, but her work also incorporates music, poetry and film. She tells Sharon Millar how the country nurtures her creativity • NATURAL BEAUTY THE WEST INDIAN WAY by Guyanne Wilson
Plants and herbs have been used for centuries by the many peoples of the region for their medicinal qualities. Guyanne Wilson explains how bois bandé and lemon grass, crabwood and mangoes are now being blended into gentle, eco-friendly cleansers and cosmetics • REVIEWS by Various Contributors
The new music and books that are reflecting the region right now • THE MAN WHO FILLS BOB MARLEY’S SHOES by Garry Steckles
The reggae superstar is a hard act to follow. Garry Steckles marvels at the chutzpah of the Wailers’ new lead singer, Elian Attias
• VOODOO PRIESTESS FROM ILLINOIS by James Ferguson
Legendary dancer Katherine Dunham adopted Caribbean culture, and was adopted in her turn. James Ferguson uncovers her monument in Haiti
• MORE TO JAMAICA THAN JERK by Andrew Marshall
What about festival, Blue Mountain coffee, ackee and saltfish, ital food, and patties? And Andrew Marshall finds even more delicious morsels on the menu
• A RUM DO by Franka Philip
It’s not just for pirates any more – the spirit of the Caribbean is sweeping the world. Franka Philip takes a taste of London’s Rumfest
• THE PERFECT SWARM by James Fuller
James Fuller was enchanted by the idea of sleeping under the snowy billows of a mosquito net. But then he found out why he needed one…

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