Stories about Development from April, 2006
Bermuda: Technology Education portal
The Limey links to the Bermuda Ministry of Education's Technology Education Learning Portal.
Trinidad & Tobago: Press statement on aluminum smelter
The Rights Action Group T&T blog pulls no punches in the press statement outlining the group's views on the aluminium smelter project proposed for south Trinidad: “What is at stake...
Mongolia: Casino Park
Shards of Mongolia notes that a plan for a massive development project including shopping, industry, an international airport, and a casino. Curiously, it will not be anywhere near the capital,...
Barbados: Minister at Dubai tourism conference
On the eve of the Barbados Tourism Minister's participation in a conference in Dubai, Barbados Free Press wishes the minister good luck and offers a few ideas for inclusion in...
China: Red but greening
In ‘Is China Going Green, Part VIII?‘, China Law Blog‘s Dan Harris relates a Wall Street Journal story on increasing environmental awareness in the rapidly-developing Asian country to his own...
Caribbean: CSME provides chance for success
The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) may not “grab us”, says Francis Wade, but it may be the best shot the region has at a successful future.
Barbados: Future of the wetlands
Barbados Free Press posts the first in a proposed three-part series on the future of the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, “the last remaining, healthy mangrove swamp on Barbados”.
Dominica: New sports stadium
ThandieLand asks whether the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, an international-standard sporting facility, is a gift or a burden.
USVI: Condo protest
Frank Barnako reports that demonstrators protesting condominium development were barred from attending a ceremony marking the opening of the port in St. John, US Virgin Islands.
Aruba: Donkeys
ArubaGirl explains the presence of bands of wandering donkey's in Aruba.
China: America's oil foe
China Confidential‘s Confidential Reporter continues to make the case that China and the United States are locked in a race to the bottom of the world's oil barrel. “Like a...
China: Underdeveloped Western region
Outside In blogger outwits a gang outside a cave during travels in Western China's Muslim-dominated Ningxia Autonomous Region.
Barbados: We want biotech
Barbados is trying to attract biotech firms, but Barbados Free Press thinks they should find a more efficient way of spreading the word than through PR newswire services.
Russia: Demographic Situation
W. Shedd of The Accidental Russophile writes about the demographic situation in Russia.
Haiti: In the news
Alice Backer rounds up Haiti-related news stories that have caught her attention lately.
Sri Lanka: Obscatles to development
Janapathi lists out the obstacles and myths that hinder development in Sri Lanka.
Trinidad & Tobago: Smelter news
At the Rights Action Group T&T blog, set up to aggregate the dialogue around a controversial aluminium smelter project in southern Trinidad, an article on the non-attendance of a the...
Caribbean: The standpipe
At The Pan Collective, Barbadian blogger Titilayo pays tribute to a Caribbean icon: the standpipe.
Barbados: Sugar cane industry
In GS's humble opinion, Barbados's refusal to abandon its sugar industry is a “smart move”.
Caribbean: The financial realities of the Cricket World Cup
The Caribbean Cricket Blog links to a Jamaica Observer article on one of the realities of the Caribbean's hosting of the Cricket World Cup next year: host countries are unlikely...
Africa: Working initiatives
Ethiopian diasporan blogger, The Concoction looks at some African initiatives which have failed such as the OAU and Commission for Africa, while ordinary people are taking up their own local...
