Esther Phillips, Barbados’ poet laureate, talked with The World’s host Marco Werman about the island nation’s efforts to grapple with its brutal colonial past.
US, Canada and Mexico to hold talks at the White House
Meteorologist Kathy Ann Caesar of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology in Barbados says the islands along the southern rim of the Caribbean rarely experience direct hits by hurricanes, due to their proximity to the equator.
Sugar In The Blood: Andrea Stuart’s Barbadian Legacy
Marco Werman talks with author Andrea Stuart, about her complicated family history. Stuart is descended from British settlers who went to Barbados in the 17th century, and from the slaves who worked on their sugar plantations.
TALES AS TALL AS MANGO TREES
Storyteller Ken Corsbie of Guyana and Barbados performs the birth of the steel drum, in poetry, and spins tales about northern habits of materialism.
TALES AS TALL AS MANGO TREES
Storyteller Ken Corsbie of Guyana and Barbados performs the birth of the steel drum, in poetry, and spins tales about northern habits of materialism.
