Stories about Ideas from January, 2011
Jamaica: No More Calabash
Regional bloggers continue to say their farewells to Jamaica's beloved annual Calabash International Literary Festival, which has come to an end after ten years.
Trinidad & Tobago: Parliamentary Behaviour
“MEMBERS of Parliament read this carefully: Stop it. Stop it now. You are all killing Parliament…destroying one of the most crucial forums of our democracy…”: Tattoo explains.
Cameroon: Inventors, Makers and Creators
Creativity, ingenuity and entrepreneurship are vibrant in Cameroon as we see in the following videos showing blacksmiths at work, bamboo cellphone and laptop cases and home made egg incubators.
Japan: Advising someone to give up on their dream
What if someone asked for advice on their dream path and you felt it wasn’t the best choice for them? What is the right thing to do?
Trinidad & Tobago: Carnival Coverage
KnowTnT.com has some suggestions for the National Carnival Commission when it comes to the international broadcast of the national festival.
Is “Communist China” an inappropriate naming?
Zhongnanhai picks up the Q & A at Quora on whether or not “Communist China” is an inappropriate way to refer to the People’s Republic of China.
Greece: Uproar over plan to build border fence and expel migrants
Greek Citizen Protection minister Christos Papoutsis provoked fierce reactions on new year's eve, by announcing his government's new zero-tolerance immigration policy.
Puerto Rico: Interview of Esoez TV Team
In the music blog Puerto Rico Indie [es], @redod interviews @nerdote and @fetoso [es], the team behind the blog and performance project Esoez TV [es].
Japan: Ryuichi Sakamoto Experiments with Social Music Experiences
Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of Japan's most respected musicians, is experimenting with new ways for fans to enjoy his music with skmtSocialproject. His piano concert held in Seoul today was broadcast on Ustream and 410 venues around the world voluntarily held ‘live viewing’ events. Other big name artists to have used...
Bhutan: Dream of An Iconic Lungtenzampa Bridge
Passu dreams of an iconic bridge in place of the existing Lungtenzampa bridge at the heart of Bhutan's capital Thimphu, which is considered an engineering blunder.
China: Application to join the CCP
Jing Gao from Ministry of Tofu translates the lyrics of a music video on application to join the Chinese Communist Party as well as some netizens comment on the video.
Jamaica: broken dreams
At the start of the new year, Jamaican blogger Ruthibelle contemplates “a people who must live not as they want, but as they are compelled to by ‘circumstances beyond their control'”.
USA: Son of Couple Executed in 1953 Defends Wikileaks’ Assange
“We must fight to protect Assange,” writes Robert Meeropol, the son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, executed in 1953 for “Conspiracy to Commit Espionage” in the United States (via Democracy Now).
Jamaica: in the moment
“Tired of hearing of all the disasters, mistakes, deliberate wrongdoing and accumulated grief that made up 2010, in Jamaica,” Petchary suggests instead that readers welcome the new year by enjoying the present moment: “a green and gold morning with sunlight seeping through the trees.”
Bermuda: new year wish list
BeachLime Bermuda shares a 2011 “wish list” for Bermudan politicians, citizens, and bloggers.
