Caribbean Beat — January/February 2017 (#143)

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This old house One of the treasures of Cubaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital is the concentration of historic architecture in Old Havana, reflecting five centuries of evolving style and taste â&#x20AC;&#x201D; boasting everything from colonial baroque to early twentieth-century Art Deco, and ranging from the picturesquely crumbling to the meticulously restored. Photography by jedamus / Shutterstock.com

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Caribbean Beat — January/February 2017 (#143)

Published on Dec 30, 2016

MEP Caribbean Publishers

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In this issue: • Caribbean airlines turns 10 • Caribbean events in January & February • A new museum in Kingston pays tribute to reggae legend Peter Tosh; Carnival season across the Caribbean, and around the world • Jamaican furniture line Mara Made Designs • the West Indies blind cricket team & the 2017 World Cup • This month’s reading, listening, and film-watching picks • Andre Bagoo explains why Trinidadian Vahni Capildeo’s poems are so exhilarating • Judy Raymond tells what’s known of Jamaican Fanny Eaton's story • Caroline Taylor suggests all the ways tranquil Tobago can soothe your spirit • Roseau, the capital of Dominica, has a distinctive French Creole charm • St John’s, Antigua when time is tight • Shelly-Ann Inniss on the adoption of electric cars in the Caribbean • James Ferguson on the ambitions of European colonisation, as the USVI commemorates Denmark selling its Caribbean possessions to the US

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