Stories about Guyana from January, 2006
Caribbean: Art, film & the Seven Caribbean Wonders
The Caribbean Beat Blog links to to a conversation between the director of Jamaica's National Gallery and the guest curator of a current exhibition; an article about a Hollywood film...
Caribbean: Best to quote Best
Nicholas Laughlin finds he could have saved himself the work of writing his long post about “Caribbeanness” simply by quoting renowned Caribbean thinker Lloyd Best.
Guyana: Reveal their names!
In a post entitled “Hideous Bloodsucking Crooks”, MediaCritic demands that the Guyana Press Association reveal the names of the senior media personnel who refused to take part in a training...
Caribbean: Diversity in sci-fi
Tobias Buckell quotes from an essay on diversity in sci-fi and remembers “the first book that took the islands seriously”
Caribbean: Wayback when
The Caribbean Beat Blog has some fun with the Wayback Machine, linking to early – and in a few cases embarrassing – incarnations of a few Caribbean web sites.
Guyana/T&T: Send in the clones
Nicholas Laughlin links to a Stabroek News news story about a Guyanese scientist's apparently successful attempt at the cloning of a politician. Laughlin goes on to reveal the existence of...
Caribbean: BlogHer goes international
Karen Walrond announces that she's been recruited as editor for the Caribbean section of an internationally-minded new web site soon to be launched by BlogHer.
Guyana: Amazon women
On December 31st, 2005, a team of seven women set out on a 650km expedition whose aim is to map what they believe to be a new route through uncharted...
Caribbean: What does the word before the colon mean?
“What does “Caribbean” mean? What a vast weight of confusion & possibility & debate those four little syllables have to bear,” says Nicholas Laughlin in a thoughtful post inspired by...
Guyana: Family heirlooms
On throwing away some “family heirlooms”, GuyanaGyal remembers the “grandpoopa” of them all. And during a family storytelling session Monologist learns of a dark episode in Guyanese history commonly referred...
Caribbean: CARICOM and ICT
Jacqueline Morris links to a Jamaica Observer article about moves being made by the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) toward greater implementation of ICT in the region. She's especially...
Guyana: Dressing for the press
MediaCritic follows his scathing critique of Guyanese President Bharat's Jagdeo's attire during a recent press briefing with a selection of photos of other world leaders facing the press. Among those...
Guyana: Islamic audio
Guyanese Islamic blogger Qays’ maintains an audio download page on his site featuring talks and lectures on Islamic matters recorded at various locations in Guyana. The latest addition is a...
Caribbean: MIDS and other Caribbean afflictions
Writing from Trinidad, Taran Rampersad weighs in on the global challenges faced by the Caribbean.
Guyana: 2006 election predictions
Stellar1 reminds us that Guyana is one of several South American countries to hold general elections in 2006, and predicts the emergence of a third political party.
