Caribbean Beat, founded in 1992, is a bimonthly magazine, published in Port of Spain, Trinidad, covering the arts, culture and society of the Caribbean, with a focus on the region's English-speaking territories.
It is distributed in-flight by Caribbean Airlines (CAL),[1] formerly British West Indies Airways (BWIA), and is additionally available at select retail outlets in CAL destinations, and also by subscription, making it one of the region's most widely circulated magazines.
[2] Caribbean Beat was launched in 1992 and is published by Media and Editorial Projects Limited.
[3] Its first issue ran a cover story on Martiniquan filmmaker Euzhan Palcy.
[4] The magazine has become known for its profiles and promotion of Caribbean artists, writers and other cultural figures, and for in-depth coverage of Caribbean music, festivals,[5] sports, environment and other phenomena.