St Kitts & Nevis

Explore! Where would you go next? – St Kitts & Nevis

With an active volcano, and plenty of trade winds, beautiful Nevis Island makes a nation with St Kitts, and is the quieter of the two isles. Gorgeous stretches of sand include Pinney’s Beach, while Black Sand B...
Dominica

Explore! Where would you go next? – Dominica

Part of the Windward Islands, Dominica was French until 1763, becoming a British colony in 1805 before gaining independence in 1978. While it’s wonderful to visit at any time of year, the raucous Mas Domink ca...
Rodrigues

Rodrigues 17th Festival Kreol – A Creole Celebration

Though relatively nearby to the main island of Mauritius and part of its namesake republic, Rodrigues' unspoiled lagoons and stunning mountains are unique in their beauty and are, in contrast to their larger ne...
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The meaning of “Creole” – The editor’s view

The ancient Greek aphorism “Know Thyself” has a special resonance for those of us who define ourselves as “Creole”. Understanding and appreciating the real meaning of the word and with it the richness of our ow...
seychelles

Last Surviving Slave

The last person known to have lived as a slave in the Seychelles, Japhet Alice (nee Africaine) died a free Seychelles citizen in 1956, after a long and adventurous life. Although so little is known about her, i...
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Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke

There are times when the right man is in the right place, to allow him to make a difference in the world. Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, Governor of Seychelles from 1947 to 1951, was such a man. Shortly after ...
Texas

Creoles in Texas – “The Afro-Seminoles”

The Historical demography of Texas Many times larger than most European countries, and having been governed by six different nations across its history, to the world at large Texas is locked into the popular Ho...