· May, 2014

Stories about Caribbean from May, 2014

Being Gay in a Homophobic Caribbean

  17 May 2014

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Two regional bloggers have taken note; one shares his experience of what it is like to be gay in the Caribbean.

Bermuda: 12-Step Politics

  17 May 2014

Breezeblog thinks that Bermuda's politicians, “being…self-important, self-serving, egotists”, could use some help – but he doesn't hold out much hope for any 12-step programme they could possibly come up with.

Trinidad & Tobago: Accounting for TSTT

  16 May 2014

When one considers the far-reaching scope of the Inquiry; the size and role of TSTT and the…proposals for the State to relinquish a critical 2% of its share, it is clear that these matters are of the utmost, long-term public importance. Afra Raymond blogs about the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament's...

Guyana: Laugh & Learn

  14 May 2014

Guyana Gyal blogs about the power of laughter: Through the use of humour, she was able to help a young woman be confident enough to learn.

Cuba: Throwing Sticks at Language

  7 May 2014

Havana Times explores the origin of a controversial idiom that brings into focus “the sexual idiosyncrasies of people in the Caribbean and those of Cubans in particular.”

It's Not Easy Being Black in Cuba

  6 May 2014

The worst news for black and mixed-race Cubans is that there are no independent legal institutions that protect them in the face of government neglect. Iván's File Cabinet reports that non-whites are still marginalized in Cuba.

Caribbean Joins Fight to #BringBackOurGirls

  5 May 2014

If our own children were to go missing we would want the world to come to a standstill and help us find them. We…ask that…you consider why so often women’s bodies become the battlefields upon which wars are fought. This is not a problem that involves a small town in...

Trinidad & Tobago: Good vs. Evil

  5 May 2014

I had to tell the children that unlike the movies and TV shows Good does not always conquer Evil. However we must not let that stop us from fighting Evil. Continue to fight for Good. TriniMummy tries her best to make sense of attorney Dana Seetahal's death.

High Presence of Walmart and Walgreens in Puerto Rico

  2 May 2014

The Center of Investigative Journalism of Puerto Rico (CPIPR) has recently published an article [es] on the high presence of the Walmart and Walgreens stores on the Island, an expansion that has not been able to be controlled by the state agency that regulates monopolistic entrepreneurial practices. The author of the article,...

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