Trinidad
Why Curry from This Caribbean Takeaway Might Taste Indian
“Some people come in and are surprised to see Indian food on the menu,” says David Parey, owner of London Trinidadian eatery Roti Joupa. “They think Caribbean food is just rice and peas.”
Why Notting Hill Carnival Reminds Me of Accidental Pineapple Crumble
Notting Hill Carnival is coming up this weekend and all I can think about is my friend’s accidental pineapple crumble. He ran out of apples so made a crumble out of pineapple and it was delicious. It seems appropriately tropical, too.
This Guy Gets Londoners to Cover Themselves in Chocolate and Dance in the Street
Inspired by slave rebellion against the French masquerade balls of colonial Trinidad, Edison Braithwaite’s “Dirty Mas” celebration sees hundreds of revellers dance in liquid chocolate.
The Love or the Money: An Oral History of Toronto's Caribana
We compiled interviews with everyone involved in the festival all the way back to 1966.
Trinidad Carnival Will Make You Realise Notting Hill is Just Muggings, Piss and Police
I spent a year in Port-of-Spain falling in love with the most beautiful party in the world.
Things You Never Knew About Carnival, London's Best Street Party
Ishmahil Blagrove has put together a book that tells the story of Carnival from its inception until the present day.
Why I Hate Notting Hill Carnival
The piss, the police, the politics – Carnival isn't for black people any more.
VICE News Extended: Trinidad's Abu Bakr
Face to face with the man who led the only attempted militant Islamic overthrow in the West.
VICE News Week In Review: Your Stories And Videos For The Weekend
Take a look back at the best videos and articles from the past week on VICE News.
The Islamic Leader Who Tried to Overthrow Trinidad Has Mellowed… a Little
In 1990, Abu Bakr led the only militant Islamic overthrow of a Western government ever attempted. Trinidad still suffers the consequences.
VICE News Week In Review: Stories And Videos For The Weekend
The long weekend is finally here. Take a look back at the best stories and videos from this past week at Vice News.
Corruption, Cocaine, and Murder in Trinidad
VICE News visited the slums of Port of Spain and spoke with police, activists, community leaders, and gangsters to understand the country's decade-plus spike in killings.