Stories about Caribbean from February, 2011
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Dear Heart
Abeni writes a letter to her heart on Valentine's Day.
Trinidad & Tobago: Literary Awards
“It’s shortlist time — for at least a couple of literary awards”: Antilles has the details.
Jamaica, Cuba, T&T: Egypt's Revolution
Regional bloggers rejoice over Egypt‘s “Revolution 2.0″
Jamaica: Banton Wins “Best Reggae Album”
YardFlex.com “sends hearty congratulations to Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie” on his Grammy win last night.
Trinidad & Tobago: “We are all Egyptian”
“We are all part of humanity, and thanks to social networking we can be part of events around the world”: Globewriter is glued to developments in Egypt, saying, “Right now we are all Egyptian.”
Trinidad & Tobago: We're “a little less” without Keith Smith
Antilles posts touching farewells from colleagues, friends and readers to the journalistic giant, Keith Smith.
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago: Of Beauty & Bottoms
Stunner is incredulous over the skin bleaching phenomenon, saying: “Black is beautiful”, while Lisa Allen-Agostini “can testify that it is not easy for a black woman to be without a big bottom…the cult of the bamsee is strong.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Economic Parallels
“It is an epic failure in that the world’s strongest and most diversified financial system was brought, literally, to its knees by a tidal wave of greed”: Afra Raymond says that “If any of this sounds familiar, yes, you are right; it is almost the same as our own crisis.”
Jamaica, U.S.A.: Virtual Reality
“I wonder if people are somehow lulling themselves into a belief that the digital world is not real or somehow divorced from the real world”: Grasshopper Eyes The Potomac says everything is connected.
Jamaica: Watching Egypt Make History
“Social media play a role in the way popular discontent with government is communicated”: Pray, laugh grow! realises that “Egypt is at a crucial point in its history.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Making Carnival Locally
Guanaguanare applauds the announcement of the Minister of Culture about putting a stop to the importation of Carnival costumes, saying: “Supporting indigenous creativity and opportunities for employment of locals will ensure that more of the cultural and economic benefits of this festival will be shared more widely with our population.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Keith Smith Passes Away
“The real measure of the man is the gap that will be left in…Trinidad & Tobago now…he was a one-of-a-kind, and there are precious few of those in this plastic world”: Bloggers mourn the death of iconic journalist, Keith Smith.
Guyana: Environmental Degradation
“We’re sorry Little Ones, so sorry. Please forgive we for this dying that we’s creating”: Guyana-Gyal grieves for the environment.
Trinidad & Tobago: R.I.P., Mighty Striker
Trinidad & Tobago bloggers acknowledge the passing of calypsonian The Mighty Striker.
Jamaica: Bob, Our Hero
As Jamaica considers making Bob Marley a national hero, Repeating Islands comments: “And I had always (wrongly) assumed that Bob Marley was already a national hero. I do hope that he will soon receive this honor.”
Bahamas: In Solidarity with Egyptian Women
“It always was outrageous to me that humble blog writers like me were being thrown into jail for criticizing the government. But it is proof that this thing called citizen journalism is powerful”: Womanish Words is standing with the women protesters of Egypt.
Grenada: National Day
Today is Grenada's National Day, on which the country commemorates its independence from the United Kingdom. Repeating Islands has the details.
Trinidad & Tobago: What Egypt Can Teach Us
“It would be extremely poor of me to compare our situation with that of the people in Egypt. They have legitimate reasons to demand a change and have stood by the courage of their convictions”: Still, Coffeewallah wishes that Trinbagonians would “approach our issues with the single-mindedness [with which we]...
Jamaica: Social Media is the Message
“How messages of revolution are transmitted is crucial…this is why…powerbrokers have always tried to control the media, whether these were the drums of the enslaved signaling revolt on Caribbean plantations or more contemporary forms of broadcasting which now include Twitter and Facebook”: Annie Paul thinks Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about...
Jamaica: Lessons from Marley
“One of the most striking aspects of Marley’s songwriting is his authenticity”: Diaspora litblogger Geoffrey Philp wonders if bloggers can learn a few lessons from the late reggae great.
Guyana: Going Solar?
Want to make money in Guyana? Guyana-Gyal has a bright idea.
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