Stories about Caribbean from October, 2007
Anguilla, Cayman Islands: Environmental Value
“Unless our leaders can come to understand the economic value of our environment, they will be unable to make good decisions about projects and policies,” says Corruption-free Anguilla.
Bahamas: Road Rage
Larry Smith at Bahama Pundit indulges in “a little road rage”.
Trinidad and Tobago: Youth and Politics
Ramblings and Reason refers to a controversial song called called Trinidad and Tobago Sucks to illustrate the sentiment of “a certain segment of the under-thirty population who have educated themselves...
Guyana: Iwokrama
Guyana-Gyal tells the fascinating story of Iwokrama, “part of one of the last four intact rainforests in the whole wide world!”
Jamaica, Grenada: Accidental Death?
The Life and Times of Michmac is disturbed about the conditions surrounding a vehicular accident in Grenada that claimed the life of a mother of one.
Trinidad & Tobago: Politcal Debates
Notes from a small island is all for Trinidad and Tobago's political party leaders having a debate, “fielding specific questions about the real issues affecting the nation.”
Guyana: Give the People what they Want
“Guyanese people Abroad so home sick they does crave every juicy detail about things happening here. If ants belch, they need to know what decibel”…so Guyana-Gyal gives them what they...
Haiti: Constitutional Amendments?
“Is a Constitution a living document?” asks Bryan Schaaf at Haiti Innovation as he raises the issue of modifying certain sections of the island's existing constitution “for the betterment of...
Jamaica: That Jamaican Touch
“One of my biggest challenges has been to control what my wife calls my ‘Jamaican touch’,” explains Geoffrey Philp.
Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname: Preservation
KnowProSE.com wonders about the cost of preservation – and how it applies “to other things that cannot be digitized and saved”.
Trinidad & Tobago: Soca for Womex
de cooler : soca news reports that the Trinidad-based rapso group 3 Canal will be performing at the World Music Exhibition in Spain.
Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica: Foreign Coach for Windies
Jamaican sports journalist Tony Becca thinks that the hiring of a foreign coach for the West Indies cricket team is “an insult”: West Indies Cricket Blog thinks “Becca has never...
Trinidad & Tobago: Music in Politics
“If religion is the opiate of the masses then music must be the amphetamine”: Blogging from Trinidad and Tobago, Shivonne Du Barry examines the phenomenon of political parties using local...
Trinidad & Tobago: Too Much Traffic
KnowProSE.com shares his thoughts on traffic in Trinidad and Tobago.
Jamaica: Reading 100 Books
“Methinks I shall read 100 books,” declares Jamaican author Marlon James. Find out why.
Guyana: Local Food Prices
“Why is Guyana’s food so damn expensive for Guyanese?” asks The Guyana Groove.
Dominica: Creole Traditions
“During this season, every village…strives to show its neighbors how well it is preserving heritage and traditions”: Living Dominica celebrates “Creole time”!
Belize: Fish In Trees
Caribbean Beat Blog reports that “scientists have found one of the oddest fish known to mankind in abundance in Belize.”
Bahamas: We the Jury
Craig Butler at Bahama Pundit makes a case for passing the proposed bill to amend the island's Juries Act.
Trinidad & Tobago: Poli-tricks?
“Trinidad and Tobago politics is a lot like dentistry – the politicians constantly pull on our teeth,” says KnowProSE.com, while Francomenz is “so stunned” at the latest political ramblings, she...
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Jamaica: Lucky Dube
Abeni is saddened by the passing of South African reggae star Lucky Dube and likens him to the late Jamaican artist, Peter Tosh.
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