Stories from Quick Reads and Dominica
Caribbean: Perception of Corruption
Repeating Islands re-posts the results of Transparency International's latest Corruption Perception Index, and reports that Caribbean nations have not fared so well.
Dominica: Miracle Lake
Dominica Weekly highlights “a real beauty spot” on the island that is “barely 13 years old.”
Dominica: Going Virtual
“The Commonwealth of Dominica has gone virtual with great alacrity” in order to promote tourism; Repeating Islands has the details.
Caribbean: New Memoirs
Repeating Islands blogs about the release of two memoirs: by editor Diana Athill, who worked with V.S. Naipaul and Jean Rhys, and by Fidel Castro.
Dominica: Literary Festival
Caribbean Book Blog is excited about Dominica's upcoming Literary Festival and Book Fair.
Dominica: A Day in the Life
Dominica Weekly highlights a documentary which “brings to life the rich heritage and culture of the Kalinago (Carib) people in Dominica.”
Dominica: The Whale Whisperer
Dominica Weekly profiles the island's “whale whisperer”.
Dominica: Trois Pitons
Dominica Weekly highlights three must-see attractions of the Morne Trois Pitons National Park.
Dominica: Heritage Site
“A luxuriant natural tropical forest in harmony with volcanic features of high scenic appeal and scientific interest” is how Dominica Weekly describes the country's Morne Trois Pitons National Park, the first designated UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Caribbean.
Dominica: Online Safety
Dominica Weekly suggests seven tips to keep you safe on social networking sites.
Dominica: Pick Up A Book
“The book is not only the door to other wonderful world[s], but it is the best teacher, university and source of wisdom”: Dominica Weekly extolls the benefits of reading.
Dominica: Water Needed
News Dominica.com reports on the country's water woes and its impact on the island's agriculture industry, here and here.
Dominica: Going Green
Dominica will be hosting a Green Investment Conference later this year: Repeating Islands reports.
Dominica: On Censorship
Dominica Weekly puts forward its take on the issue of censorship, commenting: “Dominican authorities must pay close attention to other lyrics which glorify guns, drugs, violence or deviant behaviour. Calypso, as a art form [has] tremendous influence on the behaviour of youth…and governments have a responsibility to ensure that the...
St. Lucia, Dominica: Writers from the Nature Isle
St. Lucia-based Caribbean Book Blog commends Papillote Press, “a small indie publishing house”, which has published a range of fiction and non-fiction by Dominican writers.
Dominica: OECS
Chris at Dominica Weekly shares his thoughts on the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States’ Economic Union.
Curacao: Kayaking through Caribbean
Repeating Islands blogs about an activist from Curaçao, who “has paddled more than 1600 kilometres in a kayak to raise awareness for the environment.”
Dominica: Election Results
“The election results are in and the Dominica Labour Party…has won a third consecutive term in office”: Repeating Islands has details.
Dominica: Being Transparent
Dominica Weekly supports transparency and accountability in public life: “If the people have to dig out the truth, all trust is gone and aggression will step to the fore. Then who knows what can very well happen.”
Dominica: Copenhagen Expectations
“The proposal from the United States and China, by far the world’s largest per capita contributors to the global greenhouse gas build-up, has been nothing short of apathetic”: Dominica Weekly thinks there is still lot of work to be done at the Copenhagen Climate Change talks.
Dominica: Those Politicians
Dominina Weekly shares its thoughts on regional politicians.
