My Work
2024
The Reverend fighting to bring abortion out of the darkness - August 22 2024
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93pqgvr0gwo
‘I want to erase my own footprint’: The women looking after an island paradise - April 20 2024
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68683693
2023
Coral reef: How divers are using antibiotics to save sick corals - December 9 2023
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67647402
Antigua and Barbuda’s youth orchestra plays to inspire - October 7 2023
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-66844170
Redonda: Tiny Caribbean island’s transformation to wildlife haven - September 30 2023
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-66922735
2022
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64026176 - December 25 2022
Army of islanders to protect gecko the size of a paperclip
www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-172/barbuda-rising-destination#ixzz7dfHIIslB — October 2022
From flirtatious frigatebirds to captivating caves, Gemma Handy shares why Barbuda should be on everyone’s bucket list
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62595443 — September 4 2022
Antigua’s traditional bread shops struggle amid food price hikes
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62068589 — July 6 2022
Antigua’s ban on same-sex acts ruled unconstitutional
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61174988 — May 4 2022
‘There’s power in names’: Antigua unearths lost ancestors
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61256001 — April 28 2022
Why British royals face simmering resentment in Caribbean
2021
https://antiguaobserver.com/i-wake-at-night-crying/ — August 25 2021
‘I wake at night crying’ – Mehul Choksi
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57878969 — July 24 2021
Excitement over wooden shipwreck found in Antigua’s seabed
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56814500 — May 3 2021
Battle of wits: Antiguans revel in ancient board game
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56740670 — April 19 2021
Redonda: The Caribbean island transformed into an eco haven
2020
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/14/barbuda-luxury-resort-project-dispute — December 14 2020
Barbudans ‘fight for survival’ as resort project threatens islanders’ way of life
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53985284 - September 13 2020
The coal-pots fuelling Antigua’s ghost stories and folk tales
Susie’s Sauce – still spicy at 60; Local culinary staple marks its diamond anniversary
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52723056 — May 24 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Caribbean tourism struggles as visitors stay home
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52109982 — April 5 2020
How a Rastafarian village gave Hollywood Peter Pan
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51285893 — February 1 2020
Loved to death: Turks and Caicos’ battle to save the queen conch
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51035398 — January 9 2020
Turks and Caicos corals: Disease threatens barrier reef
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50822222 — January 1 2020
The region which legislates who you can love
2019
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49661455 — September 17 2019
Battling for survival on the frontier of climate change
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49125580 — August 15 2019
Monkey problem: St Kitts’ great attraction becomes great headache
Antigua: sprawling ‘Chinese colony’ plan across marine reserve ignites opposition
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47799258 — April 6 2019
Vibrant and bright: Haiti’s fashion industry is on the up
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47400820 — March 9 2019
Haiti: The university planning a green revolution
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47377077 — March 4 2019
The Haiti school saving children’s lives through dance
2018
The Caribbean honours its overlooked WW1 soldiers — November 7 2018
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46110120
Dominica’s beloved wildlife still shaky a year after Maria – September 17 2018
www.yahoo.com/news/dominicas-beloved-wildlife-still-shaky-maria-052503015.html
Caribbean Rum resurgence: ‘Hellish liquor’ to premium product – September 16 2018
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45471033
A year after Irma, Antigua evicts Barbudan storm victims from shelter – September 1 2018
www.yahoo.com/news/antigua-evicts-40-storm-victims-irmas-havoc-175223925.html
Hurricane Maria recovery sows seeds of Amerindian traditions revival – July 22 2018
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/22/hurricane-maria-recovery-sows-seeds-amerindian-traditions-revival/
Dominica’s Kalinago fight to preserve their identity – July 15 2018
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44723391
In storm-hit Barbuda, China fills void left by Western ‘neglect’ – July 14 2018
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/storm-hit-barbuda-china-fills-void-left-western-000504654.html?guccounter=1
Luxury Locations Magazine – July 2018
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/14/pdfs/Issue_14_Lux_ALL.pdf
Barbuda sees a comeback of national bird after Hurricane Irma – June 25 2018
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44547090
Storm-battered Dominica braces for new hurricane season – June 12 2018
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/storm-battered-dominica-braces-hurricane-season-030247100.html
Archaeologists say early Caribbeans were not ‘savage cannibals’, as colonists wrote – April 24 2018
www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/24/archeology-caribbean-carib-people-cannibalism-colonial-history-wrong
Snap election in Antigua puts Barbuda’s communal land ownership on the ballot – March 6 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/06/antigua-barbuda-election-communal-land-ownership
The island where 19th Century land ownership is at risk – January 28 2018
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42719015
Luxury Locations Magazine – January 2018
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/13/pdfs/Luxury_Locations_Magazine_ISSUE_13.pdf
2017
Why donkeys are a reminder of one island’s ‘sweet’ old days – November 26 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41941415
Barbuda after the hurricane: Residents return to pick up pieces – October 12 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41550532
In pictures: Dominica’s desolation ‘beyond imagination’ – September 27 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41399003
‘If I hadn’t let go, she would still be alive’: Dominica resident describes moment his wife of 52 years was swept away by Hurricane Maria – September 26 2017
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dominica-devastation-death-collapse-hurricane-maria-latest-a7969111.html
What it’s like in Barbuda, the island ripped apart by Irma and forgotten by the world – September 11 2017
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/irma-barbuda-hurricane-island-damage-what-it-is-like-latest-a7941516.html
Hurricane Irma: Barbudans tell of daring rescues and loss – September 9 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41215107
60 years of Carnival: How Antigua keeps tradition alive – August 6 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40704176
Caribbean voice: How calypso went from plantation to politics – August 2 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40787523
Luxury Locations Magazine – July 2017
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/12/pdfs/Luxury_Locations_Magazine_ISSUE_12.pdf
60 years of Carnival: How Antigua keeps tradition alive – May 21 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39748831
‘They will probably die here’: Antigua’s psychiatric patients’ grim future – April 8 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39418318
Unearthing Antigua’s slave past – February 28 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35633344
Charting a course: Vintage vessels ready for yacht race – February 19 2017
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38972136
Luxury Locations Magazine – January 2017
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/11/pdfs/Luxury_Locations_Magazine_ISSUE_11.pdf
2016
www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/oct/28/guyana-housing-crisis-situation-desperate – October 28 2016
How Guyana is trying to combat its high suicide rate – October 16 2016
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37618854
Yachters fight back against real-life pirates of the Caribbean – September 15 2016
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37274708
Nelson’s Dockyard: From ‘vile hole’ to national treasure – September 11 2016
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37286174
Following Columbus: The team trying to rewrite the explorer’s route – August 7 2016
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36884261
Luxury Locations Magazine – July 2016
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/10/pdfs/Luxury_Locations_Magazine_ISSUE_10.pdf
Antigua’s volunteer medics on call around the clock – May 8 2016
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36152493
Why are men less happy than women? – April 8 2016
http://fridaymagazine.ae/features/the-big-story/why-are-men-less-happy-than-women-1.1704983
The rise of the personal chefs – February 19 2016
http://fridaymagazine.ae/features/people/the-rise-of-the-personal-chefs-1.1674289
Sailor from Antigua becomes the oldest man to row across the Atlantic – February 12 2016
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35548605
Luxury Locations Magazine – January 2016
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/9/pdfs/Luxury_Locations_Magazine_ISSUE_9.pdf
2015
Dying off: Antigua’s struggle to save the coconut palm – December 27 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35162395
Does Montserrat’s volcano hold the key to its future? – November 8 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34648340
In pictures: Dominica rebuilds after Storm Erika – September 16 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34244043
Life after the storm: Dominica seeks return to normality – September 9 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34193766
Turks and Caicos dolphin park plan meets with opposition – August 30 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33991679
Montserrat: Living with a volcano – August 16 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-33865822
Luxury Locations Magazine – July 2015
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/8/pdfs/Luxury_Locations_Magazine_ISSUE_8.pdf
The steel band hammering out the sound of Antigua – June 14 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-33060583
The island where endangered Hawksbill turtles thrive – April 26 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-32402723
Chikungunya revives herbal remedies in Antigua – March 29 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32034349
Luxury Locations Magazine – January 2015
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/7/pdfs/Luxury_Locations_Magazine_ISSUE_7.pdf
2014
Luxury Locations Magazine – July 2014
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/6/pdfs/Luxury_Locations_Magazine_ISSUE_6.pdf
2013
Luxury Locations Magazine – December 2013
www.luxurylocations.com/assets/content/magazines/5/pdfs/Luxury_Locations_Magazine_ISSUE_5.pdf
2010
Life in Haiti’s camps – September 7 2010
www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2010/09/100906_haiti_camp.shtml
2008
Anger over resort ‘damage’ to Caribbean coral – February 13 2008
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/earthnews/3325205/Anger-over-resort-damage-to-Caribbean-coral.html