Art & Leisure

December 9, 2025

Poems

Set me free I am walking out because I must flee Before sadness opens the grave and swallow me I am leaving not to be with someone else I am leaving you for me, its time to uproot the tree Because the…

A pan of a section of the Grand Market at CARIFESTA XV in Barbados.
December 9, 2025

Amitabh Sharma | Grand Market – fuzzy, warm, on a crescendo

Grand Market – the mention of it brings fond memories for many. It is the time of the year when festivities are in the air, the breeze is cool ... and, of course, it’s the ‘most wonderful time of the…
East Indian Orange Rinder
December 9, 2025

Indians and the orange rinder

After the collapse of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, plantations lacked a large, cheap labour force. At the same time, British India’s socioeconomic conditions rapidly deteriorated, causing…
December 9, 2025

Peace begins within

As we embark on celebrating the “International Week of Peace”, let us pause to reflect on where peace truly resides. At the deepest level, there is only one religion that unites all of humanity: the…
Mixing Memory
December 9, 2025 by Mia McMorris

Charting Caribbean history through its gastronomy

Bon apetit! Lee Johnson’s Mixing Memory & Desire: How History Shaped the Foods of the Caribbean is definitely a delicious confection. Every chapter is a journey for your mind and your taste buds.…