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Tour of Siparia, Trinidad – the City of Sand

Ariann Thompson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:05:33 +0000

Sometimes tourists to our shores end up seeing and knowing more details about our islands than most of us locals! Out of the four sites we visited during my recent trip to Siparia, I had heard about one and was pleasantly surprised to learn that another site was even a part of our history. The [...]

Special water taxi sailings for Trinidad Carnival 2K12

Caroline Taylor — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:53:18 +0000

Trinidad Carnival 2012 is coming, and the national water taxi service is looking to keep you in touch with the action! The water taxi will still run on Carnival Monday and Tuesday at 7am & 9am from San Fernando to Port of Spain. It then runs from Port of Spain to San Fernando at 4pm & 6pm. See [...]

PSA: the Caribbean Men’s Internet Survey (CARIMIS)

Caroline Taylor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:06:43 +0000

A frequent contributor to Caribbean Beat, Cedriann J Martin, works with UNAIDS and shared this information with us about an important online study called the Caribbean Men’s Internet Survey (CARIMIS). It’s a controversial and therefore often misunderstood and improperly documented area of social and health research – hence its critical importance for the region, not [...]

Behind the scenes: Caribbean Beat Carnival Issue cover shoot with Machel Montano & K2K

Ariann Thompson — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:13:06 +0000

For the January/February issue (#113) of Caribbean Beat, Soca super star Machel Montano graces the cover wearing a design from the new Carnival band K2K Alliance. Hair and makeup for the shoot began when most people are now rolling out of bed, creating a buzz of excitement very early in the morning at Marlon Rouse’s [...]

Job opportunities with Caribbean Beat & more!

Caroline Taylor — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:15:59 +0000

Ready for a change in 2012? MEP currently has openings for Sales & Marketing Representatives for Caribbean Beat, as well as for editors and interns. As always, we’re also accepting resumés to be filed for future freelance projects or job openings. Click here to go to our job opportunities page, and feel free to forward [...]