Identi(ties): the Caribbean Conundrum
Every now and then we who live in the Caribbean archipelago ask ourselves this question. It’s not that we don’t have an answer; we just give differing answers, at different times.
Peter Laurie was educated at the universities of Oxford, West Indies and Toronto. He served for thirty years in the Barbados diplomatic service. Since retiring, he has published three books of children’s fiction, a book on the Barbadian rum shop, a book on West Indies cricket, a book on Barbados (with photographer Mike Toy), a book on the street food of Barbados, a Caribbean One-pot cookbook, a Caribbean edition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and two novels. He has also written four plays which have been produced locally as well as in St Kitts, St. Lucia and Trinidad. He was awarded the Gold Crown of Merit in 2001 and the Companion of Honour in 2018.