Stories about Caribbean from January, 2006
Caribbean: Musical collaborations
The Dancehall Blog notes some of the collaborations happening between artists from different Caribbean islands. Among those involved in inter-island projects are Kevin Lyttle of St. Vincent and the Grenadines,...
Bermuda: Character education
The Limey reports that a “character education” program called Living Values has proven to be a success in the three primary schools in Bermuda where it was piloted. But he...
Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidadianness
J9 takes a break from some Carnival-related work to think about what makes Trinidadians Trinidadian, while Caribbean Free Radio‘s 41st podcast investigates the truth of the song lyric “Trinidad and...
Belize: Flooding
Belizean – Belize News reports on heavy rains in Belize on Tuesday which led to flooding and disruption of traffic. The western highway, which connects the northern and central parts...
Haiti: Election talk
The sight of a group of well-coiffed “poor” people demonstrating on television for the release of political prisoners compels Yon Aysien to analyse the strategies of the Lavalas movement. Yon...
Aruba & Netherlands Antilles: Status Aparte
Aruba's has “status aparte” vis-à-vis the Netherlands, but recent comments from the ruling party denying the existence of poverty in the island have ArubaGirl wishing Aruba would do like the...
Guyana: Americas II cable breakdown
Both MediaCritic and Guyana-Gyal are temporarily deprived of internet access due to the breakdown of the Americas II fiber optic submarine communications cable.
Guyana: Diaspora blog
“It is estimated that there are as many Guyanese living overseas as they are in Guyana,” goes the headline of the Guyana Diaspora blog, which launched on January 23. Among...
Guyana: Telemarketing & Guyanese blogging
Monologist speculates on the shape the new Guyanese telemarketing industry is likely to take, given the country's cultural peculiarities. But she resists being thought of as a “Guyanese blogger”.
Barbados: Opposition breakdown
The former leader of Barbados’ opposition party crosses the floor, compelling Titlayo to blog about politics for a change.
Bahamas: Political psychology
“Politics in the Bahamas continues to be attractive to precisely the wrong kinds of people partly on account of the aggressive displays of power that it involves,” writes Andrew Allen...
Trinidad & Tobago: Dear Michelle Malkin
Taran Rampersad writes an open letter to conservative US pundit Michelle Malkin.
Bermuda: Cricket woes
Since qualifying for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the Bermuda team seems to have had its share of ups and downs, reports the Cricinfo blog Beyond the Test World. A...
Jamaica: Art show in Beijing
Simone Champagnie links to an article about an exhibition of Jamaican art and sculpture which opened last week at the Jamaican Embassy in Beijing, China.
Jamaica: Dog-sled team
The Caribbean Beat Blog reports that Jamaica now has a national dog-sled team which competed in a meet in Scotland this past weekend.
Belize: No comment on contraband
The Belize News Blog is reporting that the Comptroller of Customs is refusing to talk to the media about what appears to be persistent corruption among customs officers working on...
Latin America: Sixth Annual Weblog Awards
Panamanian chef, Melissa De Leon has been selected as a finalist in the best Latin American weblog category of the “2006 Bloggies.” Other finalists in the Latin America category include...
Haiti: Kidnapping fears
“I fear receiving a phone call or an email giving me dreaded news,” says Mbayisyen, contemplating the changes wrought upon daily life in Haiti by the recent increase in kidnappings.
DR, Haiti: Deaths at the border
Solidaridad Fronteriza reports (ES) that members of religious organizations in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, have carried out religious rites at the mass grave containing the bodies od 24 Haitians who died of...
Guyana: Local idioms
VSO intern Michiyo notes a few Guyanese idioms she finds strange. As usual, she offers a Japanese translation of the post as well.
Trinidad & Tobago: Carnival critique
Caribbean Free Radio posts its 40th podcast, an interview with Trinidadian rapso ground 3canal in which the band's members are highly critical of some of the new trends in the...
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