Stories about Caribbean from September, 2007
Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados: Cover Controversy?
Caribbean Beat Blog reports that the cover of its magazine's latest edition, which features “Barbadian singer Rihanna draped on a purple couch in a provocative pose, looking over her shoulder...
Bermuda: Government to Tackle Obesity
Shawn and Sue's Island Adventure has a theory about Bermuda: “This island is fat, and not with a “ph” like the kids say. It turns out that 63% of the...
Bahamas: Political Propaganda?
After receiving what he refers to as “e-mails of propaganda” from the Bahamas’ recently ousted political party, Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com asks: “Maybe we are not as politically mature as...
Trinidad & Tobago: Film Festival Screens “A Winter Tale”
Elspeth at Now is Wow reviews Trinidad-born director Frances-Anne Solomon's film A Winter Tale.
Barbados, St. Lucia: Compton Laid to Rest
Cheese-on-Bread links to reports on the funeral of the late Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Sir John Compton.
Bahamas: Bootleggers
“Nassau as we know it today is largely a creation of the revenue earned from bootlegging”: Larry Smith at Bahama Pundit revisits the days of the rum runners.
Trinidad & Tobago: We Are Open
“Claiming to ‘be open’ doesn't mean you are being open. Know your audience. Globalization is built on this principle, as is Free Software/Open Source and Open Content”: KnowProSE.com thinks it's...
Jamaica: Letter to the PM
Jamaica Citizen writes a letter to new Prime Minister Bruce Golding.
Jamaica: Why Winkler Writes
“Personally, I think our triumph in having produced two Nobel laureates in literature owes something to the barrenness of our literary tradition”: Geoffrey Philp features Jamaican author Anthony C. Winkler...
Grenada, Guyana: Mission Accomplished
Guyana-Gyal inspires Free Spirit to wonder about her accomplishments in Grenada – and she posts images of one of her proudest triumphs.
Caribbean: Visualizing Caribbean Art
The Brooklyn Museum blog announces the start of its inaugural public program for Infinite Island, an exhibition of contemporary Caribbean art.
Bahamas: Repertory Season
“Nassau has lots of halls, but is severely challenged when it comes to theatres!” says Ringplay Productions, but this hasn't stopped them from putting together a lineup of great plays...
Belize: Turning Up The Heat
Belize-y Livin’ blogs about the scorching temperatures the country has been experiencing.
Bahamas: Fighting Crime
As the annual murder toll in the Bahamas reaches 55, Rick Lowe at WebogBahamas.com says that each citizen has a role to play in getting a handle on crime.
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago: Maharaj's New Novel
“I was more interested in the ambivalence that many West Indians feel about the canefields, a reminder of more oppressive times and also a means to a livelihood”: Geoffrey Philp's...
Jamaica: New Government Gets Its Start
“As quick as I am to congratulate Mr. Golding, I am quite disappointed in a few moves he has made, within a short space of time”: Jamaican Lifestyle has its...
Cayman Islands: Motherhood 101
“I have been as relentless as the Paparazzi stalking their prey, all with a view to collate seemingly scandalous and cutesie photos with which to torture the child with embarrassment...
Jamaica, DR, Cuba, Haiti: Sugar Protocol
The Latin Americanist reports that ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) countries are calling on the European Union to uphold the “Sugar Protocol” agreement, which guarantees that EU states buy and...
Barbados: IMF Recommendations
Notes From The Margin weighs in on the Barbados/IMF Article IV Consultation: “At the heart of the IMF report is a difference of opinion. Is the Barbados Government being overly...
Bahamas: Zero Tolerance
Sidney Sweeting, writing at WeblogBahamas.com, thinks that “it is time for zero tolerance” when it comes to violence in the society.
Banned Chlordecone Pesticide in Used in Martinique
le blog de [moi] writes that the pesticide chlordecone has been used in the French Antilles as recently as 2002, despite being banned in the United States since 1976 and...
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