You might have seen that documentary Life and Debt which focuses on the plight of Jamaican farmers. But if their life was hard, it’s been immeasurably harder for the coffee farmers of Mount Elgon in Uganda.

Privatisation had brought in the large multinational companies like Nescafe – which we import here, for some reason – which [...]

We complain about the reputation Jamaica has and how it might scare off the tourists. But spare a thought for how it affects Haiti, and their murder rate is just one-ninth of ours.
From having a flourishing tourism industry a few decades ago, flying into today’s Port-au-Prince you’re more likely to be sat alongside an aid [...]

Brazilian food, a bit like our national cuisine, is food made to be shared by a lot of people. It’s a social thing, not something on a plate to stare at. But despite laid-back appearances Brazilians can get fancy with their food…
Eh-Laho is an island restaurant off Brazil’s Costa Verde rated for its great seafood, [...]

Patties are unhealthy!? Well we knew they’re not exactly a health food, but NYC officials are even less impressed. They ordered one Jamaican bakery to change its shortening ingredient, part of a city wide ban on trans fats…or be fined US$2,000.
Patties have long been popular within the five boroughs, which has a large Jamaican population.
But [...]

You don’t think we gave you enough good advice recently? From The New York Times comes a budget guide to holidaying in the Caribbean this summer complete with interactive map.
Good news is that cheap needn’t mean nasty, not here. And so we can agree with them identifying Port Antonio rather than the North Coast as [...]