This issue of Caribbean Beat marks the magazine’s thirtieth anniversary. Over the years, we’ve covered many amazing places across the region — but the islands of Trinidad and Tobago have always had a special place in our pages. Here are just a few glimpses of the natural beauty of our home country Source

It begins, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo tells me, as so many stories do: in Belmont. When We Were Birds, her debut novel, sits at the peak of highly-anticipated lists from international publications like the UK Observer, Buzzfeed, The Irish Times, and Good Housekeeping. Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Pr … Source

For sibling filmmakers Audrey and Maxime Jean-Baptiste, their family history in French Guiana and historic image archives were equally important sources for their latest film project. Jonathan Ali learns more Source

T&T-born Tonya Villafana on her love for science, her work developing a COVID-19 vaccine at AstraZeneca, and keeping grounded in mid-pandemic — as told to Marvin Espinoza Source

It’s a thirtieth anniversary edition of our triva quiz! Test your knowledge of some of the vibrant people and places who have appeared on the cover of Caribbean Beat Source

Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places Source

Make the most of March and April, even during the time of COVID-19 — from Phagwah in Guyana to Carnival in Sint Maarten Source

This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews of The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini; Easily Fooled by H. Nigel Thomas; Pandemic Poems: First Wave by Olive Senior; and The Gift of Music and Song: Interviews with Jamaican Women Writers by Jacqueline Bishop Source

There’s an island getaway with your name on it—thank goodness Barbados is only an isle away! Source

Essential info to help you make the most of January and February — even in the middle of a pandemic Source