Caribbean Beat #109: May/June 2011 celebrates Indian arrival and Caribbean cocoa

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Caribbean Beat celebrates Indian arrival in its May/June issue (#109), as historian Professor Bridget Brereton retraces the 1845 voyage of the good ship Fatel Rozack that brought the first Indian indentured labourers to the region. In this edition, with a cover story about Tobago-grown cocoa, we also explore the taste of the Caribbean.

Features

• OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN TOBAGO:
History, hiking, ecotourism…and of course beaches. Desiree Seebaran discovers the unexplored side of the island


• WHEN PERRY MET SALLY
Nazma Muller tells the story of a love driven by a passion for life, art – and Jamaica


• VOYAGE OF THE FATEL ROZAK
After African slaves were freed in 1838, Indian migrants came to the Caribbean to take their place on the sugar estates. Bridget Brereton tells how Indians arrived in Trinidad


Departments

• HAPPENINGS
A round-up of current and coming events on the Caribbean calendar


• BRIDGES TO THE WORLD
The “airbridges” that link to planes at T&T’s Piarco Airport now showcase local art, thanks to Republic Bank

• TRAVEL: FROM PINK GIN TO PARADISE
Polly Thomas trekked all round Grenada and as far as Carriacou to find the best beaches for sun, sand, sea and snorkelling 


• BUSINESS: THE MAN WHO’S MADE RITUALS A WAY OF LIFE
You can find Mario Sabga-Aboud’s coffee shops throughout the region. He talked to Debbie Jacob about this Caribbean success story – over a cup of coffee, of course

• “THE ARTS ARE THE WINDOW THROUGH WHICH WE SEE OURSELVES”
The reflections of British-Caribbean writer Caryl Phillips, as told to Lisa Allen-Agostini

Caribbean Beat regularly covers travel, entertainment, culture, personalities, food, business, environment, and history, as well as a roundup of events, music and books that reflect the region right now. It is published six times a year and is available by subscription.