Stories about Citizen Media from October, 2007
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Busybody PM?
Caribbean Lionesse wonders why St. Vincent and the Grenadines prime minister Ralph Gonsalves is so involved in the domestic politics of other Caribbean states. Is he a regional diplomat or...
Bahamas, Myanmar: Remembering Burma Road
At Bahama Pundit, Larry Smith muses over the parallels between the Burma Road Riots of 1942 and recent events in Myanmar.
Trinidad and Tobago: Not voting
With elections coming up in Trinidad and Tobago, Jeremy Taylor wonders why nobody talks about the right not to vote.
Jamaica: Images of Montego Bay market
Montego Bay Day by Day offers a glimpse at everyday life in Jamaica's second city, with photos from the Montego Bay market.
Trinidad and Tobago: Campaign-watching
It's election campaign time in Trinidad and Tobago. Guest-blogging at Izatrini, Manicou reports on the weekend's big political rallies.
Jamaica: Talking to Imani
Jamaican writer Geoffrey Philp interviews litblogger Imani.
Cuba: Che, forty years later
October 9 is the fortieth anniversary of Che Guevara's death. HCV Analysis posts a short biographical video on the Cuban hero.
Barbados: “Oedipal complainers”?
Barbados Free Press comments on an op-ed piece written by Barbados's commissioner for Pan-African affairs, who suggests that Barbadians are “Oedipal complainers”.
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago: Naming places
Trinidadians seem comfortable naming places after living heroes, says Moving Back to Jamaica, but Jamaicans seem to prefer their heroes safely dead — why?
Bahamas: Death of the neighbourhood
“The neighbourhood — that locale which is a citizen's larger home … is dying in Nassau,” writes Nicolette Bethel at Bahama Pundit, as she urges a rethinking of urban planning...
Bermuda: At the Music Festival
The Devil Island reports on the highlights of the Bermuda Music Festival, celebrity encounters included.
Brazilian “Elite Squad” Provokes Police, Pirates, Pundits and Promotion
“Elite Squad”, a much-hyped film about Rio's special forces police is having its official launch today in Rio and São Paulo, and the nationwide premiere is scheduled for Oct. 12....
Guyana: Newspapers online
Guyana Providence Stadium compares the websites of the three daily Guyanese newspapers and finds the government-owned paper lacking in savvy.
Barbados: Visiting the Concorde
Notes from the Margin reports on a visit to the decommissioned Concorde supersonic jet preserved at the Barbados airport (there were once weekly Concorde flights between London and Barbados).
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Petroglyphs threatened
And Still I Rise is astounded by news that ancient Carib rock carvings may be destroyed in the construction of the new international airport in St. Vincent.
Barbados: Email snooping?
Is the Barbados government reading citizens’ emails looking for evidence of opposition? Barbados Free Press thinks so.
UK, Caribbean: Cuisine questions
Why isn't Caribbean food more popular in the UK, wonders Can Cook, Must Cook. She responds to online commentary.
Cayman Islands, Jamaica: Citizen of the air?
News of a Jamaican woman who gave birth on a Cayman Airways flight prompts The Mad Bull to wonder: what country will the baby be a citizen of?
Trinidad and Tobago: Airport musings
Waiting at the airport in Trinidad for a flight to Suriname, Taran Rampersad falls into a conversation about technology, Caribbean regionalism, and food.
Bermuda: New property law
Christian S. Dunleavy comments on proposed legislation which would change property law in Bermuda. “There is a fundamental principle here of how much you want the Government in your life...
Barbados, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago: Year of elections
2007 has been a great year for politics junkies in the Caribbean, says Caribbean Lionesse, with elections in St. Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and probably Barbados. She offers a...
