Stories about Caribbean from March, 2007
Belize: Flush and Be Happy
“I always feel relieved in more ways than one when, after long travels, I once again visit a public toilet in Belize.” Simone Angel thinks all the bells and whistles...
Barbados: Tourism Growth or Inflation?
Barbados Free Press wonders if Barbados’ tourism industry has actually grown or whether “visitors are spending more, simply because virtually everything is costing more, so there has not been any...
Bahamas: Amazing Grace
In light of this year's Commemoration of the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Nicolette Bethel reprints a letter she has written to Caribbean film distributors questioning...
Aruba: Chollers
Drug addicts, known in Aruba as “chollers”, are wreaking havoc in Oranjestad. Arubagirl recounts the most recent incident and wonders “who the real threat to society here is: the choller...
Anguilla: Education
Corruption-Free Anguilla features a guest post that expresses concern about the island's failing education system and the resulting consequences.
Dominican Republic: Haitian Discrimination?
The Latin Americanist refers to an Amnesty International report on widespread discrimination against Haitians in the Dominican Republic.
Cayman Islands: Plight of the Disabled
Mighty Afroditee shares her thoughts on the plight of the disabled: “My environment needs further education and enlightenment…if buildings and sidewalks are not properly outfitted for handicap access…then we are...
Guyana: Match Fixing & Woolmer's Death?
On the heels of the Jamaican police confirming that Pakistan's cricket coach, Bob Woolmer, was strangled to death, Guyana Providence Stadium refers to a report by Paul Newman and Mike...
Jamaica: Sara Lawrence Replacement?
Sara Lawrence, the medical student who won the coveted Miss Jamaica title and placed sixth for her country at the Miss World pageant last year, has relinquished her crown. YardFlex.com...
Trinidad & Tobago: Corporate Responsibility
Caribbean Public Relations is pleased at the Trinidad and Tobago government's introduction of measures to increase corporate social responsibility best practices in businesses.
Trinidad & Tobago: Cook Book Review
Can Cook, Must Cook reviews “The Soul Of A New Cuisine” by Ethiopian-born chef Marcus Samuelsson and is impressed by his “fantastic tribute to a continent that has inspired so...
Haiti: HOPE Act Implemented
Haiti Innovation applauds the implementation of preferential trade status for Haiti via the HOPE Act: “…this is a first step. There is still much to do in Haiti…but let this...
Cayman Islands: Bob Woolmer
Mad Bull refers to a story in the Jamaica Gleaner citing new evidence that Pakistan's cricket coach, Bob Woolmer, may not have died of natural causes.
Bermuda: In the Pink
An ode to the colour pink by Tom at Paradise Found.
Trinidad & Tobago: Lara on his Team Mates
Ever wondered who's the biggest moaner on the West Indies cricket team? Who has the best dress sense? Or who takes longest in the shower? Captain Brian Lara spills the...
Trinidad & Tobago: Farewell to Icons
ttgapers.com pays tribute to three Trinbagonian icons who passed away recently: calypsonian The Mighty Terror, journalist George John and economist Lloyd Best.
Trinidad & Tobago: Panday's Conviction Squashed
Trinidad and Tobago News Blog reports that the court conviction of former T&T Prime Minister Basdeo Panday, who was found guilty of not declaring a million-dollar London bank account to...
Trinidad: Just Breathe
A poetic take on breathing from Elspeth at Now is Wow.
St Vincent & The Grenadines: Cricket Upsets
Abeni shares her thoughts on some unexpected developments in the ICC Cricket World Cup that's being played in the Caribbean.
Jamaica: The Digital Revolution
Geoffrey Philp refers to a post by Kenneth Goldsmith highlighting possible implications of the digital revolution.
Cayman Islands: The Functional Family
“So, my old fart of a father, pushing seventy if there ever is a day, is getting hitched to a young hussy who is more than twenty years his junior.”...
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