Readers' choice: our top 10 blog articles for 2010!

Image by The Gift of Gifts (Away) via FlickrPhew! The last year has certainly not been without its challenges. The global economic recession has contined to challenge individuals and businesses in the Caribbean and around the world. And that's without factoring in crippling natural disasters like the earthquake and cholera epidemic which have continued to ravage Haiti, or the late-season hurricanes which devastated parts of the Caribbean.

As a publishing business built predominantly on advertiser- and subscriber- supported Caribbean travel, lifestyle and business magazines, we are grateful for the continued support of our readers, advertisers and clients. We wouldn't still be here without you, and look forward to continuing to work for you in 2011.

And guess what? MEP turns 20 next April! The coming year marks the 20th anniversary of MEP and one of our flagship publications, Discover Trinidad & Tobago. Our other flagship publication, Caribbean Beat – the inflight magazine of Caribbean Airlines – turns 20 in 2012, and is starting 2011 with a bang, featuring a complete redesign of your favourite Caribbean magazine. We can't wait to share all the exciting new designs and content with you!

But as 2010 draws to a close, we thought it would be interesting to look back at the top 10 articles from this blog over the last 12 months. It says so much about what you, our readers, are moved by, and we are proud and heartened that the most read article of 2010 was a piece on contributing to the Haitian relief efforts. We hope our trailblazing and hard-hit neighbour to the north finds better fortunes in the coming year, and that the global community will continue to do all we can to help.

We wish all our faithful readers a very blessed holiday season and all that is good for the new year! In the mean time, here's a look back at your most popular content from 2010:

1. Haiti: how to help
2. Caribbean beaches among the world's best – including Trinidad's Grande Rivière
3. Chaka Khan & Erykah Badu confirmed as headliners for Tobago Jazz 2010  
4. Tobago Heritage Festival 2010
5. The Caribbean Airlines merger with Air Jamaica (guest blog by Derren Joseph)
6. Introducing Trinidad's newly renovated Macqueripe Beach
7. The Trinidad & Tobago Jazz Festival debuts
8. A ride on Trinidad's new Water Taxi
9. Caribbean Fashion Rocks to honour Caribbean Fashion Week Founder, Jamaican Kingsley Cooper
10. Taste Trinidad & Tobago Culinary Festival returns!