Stories about Caribbean from December, 2009
Trinidad & Tobago: Baby Face
Of a Danish study which suggests that “baby-faced people live longer”, B.C. Pires says: “Any Trini could have told the world that…it have a reason ogly people does look ogly: because they miserable; and them so bound to die faster than good-looking people who everybody like and want to have...
Montserrat: Level 4
Repeating Islands reports that Montserrat's volcanic activity has been raised to Level 4.
Trinidad & Tobago: Twitter's the Thing
“The man came across as feeling he was a celebrity, shouting for the whole stationery store to hear that he was ‘on Facebook and Twitter’. Better yet that the woman didn't know what Twitter was”: From Trinidad, Now Is Wow Too finally gives in to her resistance to the micro-blogging...
Jamaica, St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Police Boots
Jamaican Annie Paul and Abeni from St. Vincent and the Grenadines blog about police brutality in their respective islands.
Jamaica: Buju Arrested
Regional bloggers react to news that dancehall star Buju Banton has been arrested on cocaine possession charges.
Caribbean: New Media & Celebrity Fascination
The fascination with celebrities has always been at a fever pitch, but in the current age of new media and consumer-generated content, it’s at an all-time high. While Caribbean bloggers do not tend to overly focus on gossip, they often tune in on the current story at hand.
Dominica: Copenhagen Expectations
“The proposal from the United States and China, by far the world’s largest per capita contributors to the global greenhouse gas build-up, has been nothing short of apathetic”: Dominica Weekly thinks there is still lot of work to be done at the Copenhagen Climate Change talks.
Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago: Plastic Pollution
“Take a walk along any beach in Barbados – and you’ll see the plastic rubbish washed up on the shore”: Barbados Free Press asks whether the sale of plastic water bottles should be restricted, while Trinidadian Keith Francis is also concerned about global plastic pollution.
St. Lucia: Considering the Blind
As new technology makes e-books accessible for the blind, St. Lucia's Caribbean Book Blog says: “It remains to be seen how the Caribbean will be able to justify the blind among us being left behind in the global quest for economic empowerment and basic human dignity.”
Barbados: Friends?
“There is terrible misunderstanding about what the IMF does–part of which is the Fund's fault; some is plain uninformed ignorance; some may be willful misunderstanding especially by politicians…”: Living in Barbados wonders whether the International Monetary Fund can be the island's friend.
Trinidad & Tobago: Under Pressure
“The visible signs of success in Trinidad and Tobago used to be having a big foreign-used car, a thin cell phone and a plane ticket to Miami, but the list just got longer with the addition of the pressure washer”: This Beach Called Life explains.
Bermuda: Fleecing?
Vexed Bermoothes says: “The Bermuda Music Festival is a complete failure as a tourism promotion. In fact, it’s scandalous.”
Guyana: Farewell to the Cheap
Signifyin’ Guyana is throwing out the cheap stuff…
Bahamas: Interest in Climate Change
Bahama Pundit‘s Larry Smith says of the Copenhagen Climate Change talks: “The good thing about action to address climate change is that it presents unprecedented opportunities for the world in terms of energy security, pollution control, technology innovation and sustainable development.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Customer Service
Trinidadian Taran Rampersad jumps through hoops to get his mobile phone number reactivated after his handset was stolen.
Bermuda: Second Chances
Of the escalating crime situation in Bermuda, 21 Square asks: “Can we help people get off the path to destruction early enough to get them back on the right path?”
Jamaica: Testing the Windies
“Well, well, well, what was previously thought to be impossible in international cricket, actually happened, today”: Jamaica's Girl With A Purpose congratulates the West Indies cricket team on drawing the second test match with Australia.
Jamaica, Bermuda: Talking Climate
Labrish Jamaica and Bermuda's Vexed Bermoothes comment on the climate change talks, which began yesterday in Copenhagen.
Jamaica: Gaza/Gully Truce
Regional bloggers are all over the truce between the Gaza/Gully factions of Jamaican dancehall.
Bermuda: Deflecting the Issues?
Bermuda's Wishful Thinking says of the island's political climate: “Racism has become a method of deflection, a way to avoid responsibility and detract from the actual issue at hand.”
Guyana: Intellectual Property
From Guyana, caribbeanlawbytes blogs about intellectual property rights in the region – a particularly personal issue in light of the fact that an article she authored was republished online without her consent.