Stories about Caribbean from August, 2007
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago: Caribbean Review of Books
Jamaican Geoffrey Philp is excited about the latest issue of the Caribbean Review of Books, while Antilles highlights the issue's feature on Trinidadian fashion designer Meiling.
Jamaica: Are You Busy?
Francis Wade examines the concept of busyness from a Jamaican perspective.
Barbados: Recovery Effort Continues
It's Day 4 of the recovery effort to find the victims of the apartment building collapse in Barbados. Barbados Underground says that a significant part of the day was “spent stabilizing and preparing the cave for the extraction of the bodies of the Codrington family presumed to be dead”, while...
Anguilla: Sea Bath
Bob Morris fondly remembers what Anguilla's “most famous citizen” taught him about the “unspeakable joy” of a good sea bath…
Bahamas: Election Fever Still Burns
Post-election issues are causing “a divided nation”, according to Craig Butler in this post at Bahama Pundit.
Barbados: Recovery, Not Rescue
Barbados Underground confirms that the rescue efforts at the site of the collapsed apartment building have become a recovery mission.
Guyana: Whine-Fest!
Guyana-Gyal takes us on a tour of “whine country”…
Jamaica: Election Questions
“Her poor showing in the national debates and the political missteps this week with the declaration of a state of public emergency has made that painfully all too clear – ‘Sista P can’t manage the prime minister wok.'” Jamaica House is not convinced that Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller can lead...
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Invincible?
“The passage of Hurricane Dean was a deadly reminder…as to how vulnerable our economies are,” writes Abeni, as she notes the complacency of St. Vincent and the Grenadines towards hurricanes.
Trinidad & Tobago: On The Money
Adele at Thebookmann ponders the value of money in Trinidad and Tobago – “a nation where currency is a paper that represents as much about emotion as consumption.”
Jamaica: Gold Medal
“What a difference a day makes!” remarks CityGirl : Her disappointment in Jamaican Asafa Powell's performance as he lost the World Championships Men's 100m Final yesterday has been redeemed by Veronica Campbell's 100m gold medal – the first ever for the island in these games.
UK, Caribbean: Colours of Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's largest summer festival, is a celebration of both Caribbean culture and London's multicultural heritage. Images posted by various Flickr users give glimpses of the carnival's colours and faces.
Trinidad & Tobago: Contemporary Art
“Caribbean contemporary art has never been more vibrant than it is now,” writes Adele at Thebookmann, as she discusses the work of Trinidadian artist, Ashraph.
Trinidad & Tobago: Ten Things…
Club Soda and Salt makes ten observations about Trinidad.
Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana: West Indian Writers
Antilles quotes Ian McDonald on the achievements of West Indian writers: “Long after the contradictions and difficulties of our post-colonial societies have been forgotten, the books produced by our writers will have found a permanent place among the valuable, enduring works of man.”
Jamaica: Back to Normal?
“Things are certainly getting back to normal as time goes by,” says Stunner's Afflictions of post-Dean Jamaica.
Jamaica: Bilingual?
“The very worst thing to do is to pretend that no language difference exists, and to proceed as if you are being fully understood”: Francis Wade examines the language barriers that exist in Jamaica.
Cayman Islands, Jamaica: Elections Predictions?
Mad Bull consults his “second favourite Tarot card reader” to determine the results of the upcoming Jamaican elections – and the results are “clear as mud”.
Trinidad & Tobago: Santa Rosa Festival
The CAC Review notes that Trinidad's Carib community yesterday celebrated the high mass of the annual Santa Rosa Festival, with a procession through the streets of Arima.
Barbados: Apartment Building Collapses
Barbados Free Press, Barbados Underground and Pull! Push! all report on Barbados’ most recent tragedy – a young family feared dead after their apartment building collapsed into a cave.
Bahamas: Art & Culture
A blog post by Reginald Shepherd underscores Bahamian Nicolette Bethel‘s point that art and culture “should be a fundamental part of any social agenda”.
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