Barbados, Jamaica: The Politics of Homosexuality

“In Barbados we have a long way to go regarding how as a country we want to deal with the issue of homosexuality”: Barbados Underground says “it would be unfortunate for some if we wait until the next general election” to start discussing…the societal changes to accept this group of...

Guyana: Autobiographical

“I've always thought of autobiography as an attempt to leave behind–forever in memoriam–something more or less truthful about one's existence”: Signifyin’ Guyana wonders what the first lines of your autobiography would be.

Guyana: Vampire Snacks

Guyana-Gyal comes up with an innovative marketing plan to sell mosquitoes…

Barbados: Police Officer Found Dead

“it is most regrettable when an officer or former officer of the law becomes a crime victim”: Keltruth Corp. is saddned to learn of the death of Barbados’ oldest surviving police officer.

Jamaica: Passport Rush

An increase in fees has Jamaicans rushing to renew their passports – Stunner is caught in the melee.

Trinidad & Tobago: “Axe the Tax”!

From Trinidad and Tobago, This Beach Called Life clears the air on “the not-so-new property tax that has angered homeowners into an angry fireball. Citizens, despite cursing and more cursing, were about to resign themselves to paying the much higher property tax when, out of nowhere, a flagpole appeared.”

Trinidad & Tobago: Art or Ego?

“One thing that seems to me to distinguish good governance from bad is an understanding that cities and countries are built on communities, not on buildings”: Club Soda and Salt comments on Trinidad and Tobago's “latest white elephant”.

Jamaica: Home Remedies

The Phoenix in a Gas House writes an informative post about a few Jamaican home remedies.

Bahamas: Sister's Keeper

“We women survivors of violence of all kinds must break this collective silence…and we women who enjoy relative freedom and safety must extend our hands and voices to our sisters who do not, because we are not free until all are free”: The Bahamas’ Womanish Words calls on women to...

Trinidad & Tobago: Executive Presidency?

B.C. Pires refers to an online article which implies that “the recent tete-a-tete between Massas Manning & Panday may result in the establishment, by a simple vote of the current sitting Parliament, of an executive presidency” in Trinidad and Tobago.

Barbados, Jamaica: Focus on Flogging

“How to deal with discipline in a society is never easy,” says Living in Barbados, who adds that “Barbados is still working its way towards a wider acceptance that flogging is not the way to go.”

Trinidad & Tobago: Will The Performing Arts Centre Perform?

The construction of Trinidad and Tobago's new National Academy for the Performing Arts has been controversial, but despite the obstacles, the academy was opened earlier this week, soliciting reactions from local bloggers...

Haiti: Pierre-Louis Ousted

“Haiti's Senate dismissed Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009″: HaitiAnalysis.com reports that some senators believe “the vote was ‘illegal’ and plagued by procedural irregularities.”

Bahamas, Cuba: Fair Trade?

Rick Lowe issues a few words of warning to the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce when it comes to doing business with Cuba: “The Chamber stands for ethics in business and I believe they are on shaky ground recommending we do business with a regime in Cuba that apparently does not...

Guyana: Must Get Mosquito

Guyana-Gyal has it out with a mosquito.

Trinidad & Tobago: Steups

This Beach Called Life thinks that the national mood of Trinidad and Tobago can be summed up in just one word: “Steups”.

Antigua: Sir Stanford?

Talk Antigua thinks “it is unfortunate that steps have been taken to revoke Stanford’s knighthood.”

Trinidad & Tobago: Getting Closer

Trinidadian artist Rodell Warner posts photos from a project called Closer, in which “passersby were asked to stand for a photo with a stranger, however close they were comfortable with, and to make eye contact.”

Bermuda: Young Black Males

“The 200+ long report on the plight of Bermuda's young black males is a damning indictment of a school system that leaves 50% of BBM's ‘on the wall'”: Wishful Thinking says that the report in question should be used “a guide to making a change for the betterment of all...

Bahamas, Cuba: Woman Power

Trinidad & Tobago: Flagging

“Another monument to fiscal indiscipline by our government is installed in the name of national pride”: KnowTnT.com still can't get over the cost of the flag in the National Stadium.