Stories from Quick Reads from December, 2005
Aruba: Throwing pagaras
Some time before tonight at midnight, the majority of households and businesses in Aruba will throw a pagara to ward off fuku, says ArubaGirl.
Belize: News portal update
Melody reports that the Belize Free Press news portal has been updated. The site features links to Belize newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations and online news sites.
Honduras: Last Month's Presidential Election
Teresa Cavanagh has an eye-opening first hand account of last month's election in Honduras.
Guatemala: Giving to the Neediest
The bloggers behind Guate360 did a great service to their country by collecting online donations (ES) in order to buy discounted Christmas gifts for rural children around the country. You...
Costa Rica: Coyol Wine in Nicoya
The traditional Coyol Wine of Santa Cruz and Nicoya is now in season. Costa Rica Blogs advises that you can “hoose from the strong, bitter wine that is milked from...
Bolivia: Evo Morales Update
Both Alvaro Ruiz-Navajas and Eduardo Avila have updates on President-Elect Evo Morales. Speaking of a recent Wall Street Journal article on the Bolivian Election, Jim Shultz says, “This just proves...
Argentina: Remembering Cromañon
Toutatis remembers the first anniversary of the Cromañón tragedy, when 194 concertgoers died in a blaze at the República Cromañón concert venue. Toutatis remarks that the tragedy “has changed the...
Sri Lanka: A movie for South Asia
Sri Lanka: A movie for South Asia
Bangladesh: A star
Bangladesh: A star
Nepal: Welfare Fund Politics
Nepal: Welfare Fund Politics
Pakistan: Peace in Sudan
Pakistan: Peace in Sudan
Pakistan: India on the Screen
Pakistan: India on the Screen
Nigeria: Coming home
Nigerian blogger, Teju Cole, writes about his arrival back home in Nigeria…
Uganda: Travels In
Arjen Westra's African blog writes about his arrival in Kampala, Uganda.………..For the first time I didn't experience the 12,5 hour bustrip on the bumpy Kenyan roads. I flew in: 50...
Uganda: Travels In
Arjen Westra's African blog writes about his arrival in Kampala, Uganda.………..For the first time I didn't experience the 12,5 hour bustrip on the bumpy Kenyan roads. I flew in: 50...
Uganda: Travels In
Arjen Westra's African blog writes about his arrival in Kampala, Uganda.………..For the first time I didn't experience the 12,5 hour bustrip on the bumpy Kenyan roads. I flew in: 50...
Kenya: God and Institutions
What an African Woman Thinks continues with her questions around God, this time is institutions…… Is slotting us into institutions God's way of encouraging us to die to self?
South Africa: how to get rich
White African points to an essay on how to become a millionaire……..Paul Graham’s essay’s are all incredibly well written and great reads. I particularly enjoyed “How to Make Wealth“, here’s...
Ghana: Christmas
The Trials and Tribulations of Freshly-Arrived Denizen gives us a taste of Christmas in Accra.
Nigeira: Telecoms
Chippla's Weblog takes a critical look at Nigeria's telecoms industry……………The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, or NITEL as it is widely known, had been doing this ever since it was established. And...
Kenya: Geeky sites
Kenyan Pundit is having a great holiday and is very busy. Nonetheless she spares us a few minutes to wish everyone a Happy New Year and points to some geeky...
