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In each issue of the Standpipe, our editor James Henderson interviews a prominent Caribbean personality. For this issue, James chats to Hamish Watson, General Manager of Treasure Beach Hotel, Barbados and hears what Hamish has to say about Barbados before the season - about all the construction and his pick of the restaurants and bars.
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ISLAND CHAT
Jamaica Dogsled Team
First there was Cool Runnings and a Jamaican bobsled team - Now there's a dogsled team. See the video if you don't believe us!
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Tobago Cocoa Estate
Once Tobago had a romantic history of chocolate production. James Henderson reports on an estate that has been revived and will soon be exporting to the luxury chocolate market.
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Horizon Yacht Charters (Antigua) is offering a new angle on a classic sail along the Leeward and Windward island chain in May 2008 – on the theme of Caribbean rum.
With a send off from the Royal Tot Club in Antigua, the flotilla cruise will makes its way down the islands to St Lucia, visiting rum distilleries and natural sights along the way, including Dominica's rainforest, Marigot Bay and the Pitons in St Lucia and the delightful small islands off Guadeloupe.
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WHAT'S NEW
CAP MAISON, St Lucia... this delightful villa resort in the north east of St Lucia is taking bookings now for its first season starting in July.
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NISBET PLANTATION, Nevis... the hotel aims to be the greenest resort on the island AND they are introducing their own SPA range, extending their wellbeing treatment.
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NEW ISLAND GUIDES we are pleased to announce the launch of 21 new mini-guides. Development is an ongoing project, but have a look at what we have written so far for:
Aruba | Bahamas | Bermuda | Bonaire | Cayman Islands | Cuba | Curacao | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Guadeloupe | Haiti | Martinique | Montserrat | Puerto Rico | Saba | St Eustatius | St Martin/St Maarten | St Vincent and the Grenadines | Trinidad | Turks & Caicos Islands | US Virgin Islands
RUM 'N RECIPES
A rum punch is often the first thing to pass your lips on arrival at your hotel or villa. But what gives it that holiday magic and can you recreate it in your own home?
This month we ask Deana Bellamy of Definitive Caribbean to tell us her family recipe all the way from Barbados... Read more...
QUIRKY CARIBBEAN
Have you ever noticed that the people in the Caribbean seem to have an affinity with goats?
Wherever you go there is a Goat Island, Cabrit Island or a town called Cabarete. What's that all about? James Henderson investigates...
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PICK OF THE CROP
True Blue Bay Resort & Marina, Grenada
Stained-glass painting lessons with world famous artist Maria McClafferty.
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In each issue of the Standpipe, our editor James Henderson interviews a prominent Caribbean personality. For this issue, James chats to Hamish Watson, General Manager of Treasure Beach Hotel, Barbados and hears what Hamish has to say about Barbados before the season - about all the construction and his pick of the restaurants and bars.
Read more...
ISLAND CHAT
Jamaica Dogsled Team
First there was Cool Runnings and a Jamaican bobsled team - Now there's a dogsled team. See the video if you don't believe us!
Read more...
Tobago Cocoa Estate
Once Tobago had a romantic history of chocolate production. James Henderson reports on an estate that has been revived and will soon be exporting to the luxury chocolate market.
Read more...
Horizon Yacht Charters (Antigua) is offering a new angle on a classic sail along the Leeward and Windward island chain in May 2008 – on the theme of Caribbean rum.
With a send off from the Royal Tot Club in Antigua, the flotilla cruise will makes its way down the islands to St Lucia, visiting rum distilleries and natural sights along the way, including Dominica's rainforest, Marigot Bay and the Pitons in St Lucia and the delightful small islands off Guadeloupe.
Read more...
WHAT'S NEW
CAP MAISON, St Lucia... this delightful villa resort in the north east of St Lucia is taking bookings now for its first season starting in July.
Read more...
NISBET PLANTATION, Nevis... the hotel aims to be the greenest resort on the island AND they are introducing their own SPA range, extending their wellbeing treatment.
Read more...
NEW ISLAND GUIDES we are pleased to announce the launch of 21 new mini-guides. Development is an ongoing project, but have a look at what we have written so far for:
Aruba | Bahamas | Bermuda | Bonaire | Cayman Islands | Cuba | Curacao | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Guadeloupe | Haiti | Martinique | Montserrat | Puerto Rico | Saba | St Eustatius | St Martin/St Maarten | St Vincent and the Grenadines | Trinidad | Turks & Caicos Islands | US Virgin Islands
RUM 'N RECIPES
A rum punch is often the first thing to pass your lips on arrival at your hotel or villa. But what gives it that holiday magic and can you recreate it in your own home?
This month we ask Deana Bellamy of Definitive Caribbean to tell us her family recipe all the way from Barbados... Read more...
QUIRKY CARIBBEAN
Have you ever noticed that the people in the Caribbean seem to have an affinity with goats?
Wherever you go there is a Goat Island, Cabrit Island or a town called Cabarete. What's that all about? James Henderson investigates...
Read more...
PICK OF THE CROP
True Blue Bay Resort & Marina, Grenada
Stained-glass painting lessons with world famous artist Maria McClafferty.
Read more...
The Definitive Caribbean Charity Support Scheme supports charities throughout the islands with the generous help of our partners.
The winner of the last draw which closed on 03 March 2008 was Miss Sophie Hart of Swindon, Wiltshire, UK who won a week at the famous Half Moon Club, Jamaica plus an exciting island excursion with Glamour Tours. Watch this space for news of the next Free Prize Draw or Auction.
SPECIAL INTERESTS
In this issue we look at the Caribbean's best Spas
Anguilla - Malliouhana
Antigua - Curtain Bluff
Barbados - Sandy Lane
BVI - Biras Creek
Grenada - Spice Island Beach Resort
Jamaica - Round Hill
Nevis - Four Seasons
St Barths - Isle de France
St Lucia - The Jalousie Plantation
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Art and Culture
24-27 Jan - Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, Montego Bay
04-05 Feb - Trinidad Carnival Port of Spain
17-24 Feb - Holetown Festival, St James, Barbados
Jan, Feb & Mar – Various art exhibitions on Antigua. Find out where!
Sports & Activities
06 Jan to 02 Mar - 25th Chukka Polo Club Anniversary polo matches, Montego Bay, Jamaica
25 Jan - 24 Feb - Stanford 20-20 Tournament, Antigua
01 Mar - Sandy Lane Gold Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados
06-09 Mar - International Game Fishing Tournament, Charlotteville, Tobago
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NEXT TIME in The Standpipe...
We look at Deana Bellamy's delicious fish cakes...
We discover about Andre Peyssonel, the French doctor who in 1723 came up with the outrageous theorem that
corals were actually animals rather than marine flowers
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We look at Deana Bellamy's delicious fish cakes...
We discover about Andre Peyssonel, the French doctor who in 1723 came up with the outrageous theorem that
corals were actually animals rather than marine flowers
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