Caribbean Beat
Encyclopedia
Caribbean Beat is a bimonthly magazine, published in Port of Spain
, Trinidad
, covering the arts, culture and society of the Caribbean
, with a focus on the region's English-speaking territories. It is distributed by Caribbean Airlines
, formerly British West Indies Airways (BWIA), Rituals Coffee Houses, select retail outlets in Caribbean Airlines destinations, and also by subscription, making it one of the region's most widely-circulated magazines. It marked its 100th issue in November/December, 2009..
Caribbean Beat was launched in 1992 and is published by Media and Editorial Projects Limited
. Its first issue ran a cover story on Martiniquan
filmmaker Euzhan Palcy
. The magazine has become known for its profiles and promotion of of Caribbean artists, writers and other cultural figures, and for in-depth coverage of Caribbean music, festivals, sports, environment and other phenomena.
Previous editors have included: Nicholas Laughlin; Donna Benny; Skye Hernandez; and founding editor and publisher, Jeremy Taylor (writer)
. Its current editor is Trinidadian journalist, Judy Raymond.
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
, covering the arts, culture and society of the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, with a focus on the region's English-speaking territories. It is distributed by Caribbean Airlines
Caribbean Airlines
Caribbean Airlines Limited operating as Caribbean Airlines is the national airline of Trinidad and Tobago. The airline is also flag carrier to Jamaica through its subsidiary, Caribbean Airlines-Air Jamaica Transition Limited or Air Jamaica....
, formerly British West Indies Airways (BWIA), Rituals Coffee Houses, select retail outlets in Caribbean Airlines destinations, and also by subscription, making it one of the region's most widely-circulated magazines. It marked its 100th issue in November/December, 2009..
Caribbean Beat was launched in 1992 and is published by Media and Editorial Projects Limited
Media and Editorial Projects Limited
Media and Editorial Projects Limited is a private publishing company based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.The company was established in 1991 by Jeremy Taylor and Joanne Mendes...
. Its first issue ran a cover story on Martiniquan
Martinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
filmmaker Euzhan Palcy
Euzhan Palcy
Euzhan Palcy is a film director writer and producer from Martinique, French West Indies. She is notable for being the first black female director produced by a major Hollywood studio , for A Dry White Season; as well as being the only female filmmaker who directed Marlon Brando .- Early life and...
. The magazine has become known for its profiles and promotion of of Caribbean artists, writers and other cultural figures, and for in-depth coverage of Caribbean music, festivals, sports, environment and other phenomena.
Previous editors have included: Nicholas Laughlin; Donna Benny; Skye Hernandez; and founding editor and publisher, Jeremy Taylor (writer)
Jeremy Taylor (writer)
Jeremy Taylor is a writer, editor and publisher who was born in England and has lived and worked in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean since 1971. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Cambridge, and then a Master of Arts and Diploma in Education from Makerere...
. Its current editor is Trinidadian journalist, Judy Raymond.