Stories about Trinidad & Tobago from April, 2008
Trinidad & Tobago: Cricket Lovers
As a One Day International match comes to a nail-biting finish at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad, Discover TnT Blog explains why West Indians love cricket.
Jamaica, Montserrat, Trinidad & Tobago: Markham Passes On
Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp acknowledges the passing of E.A. (Archie) Markham, “a Caribbean literary giant”, while Nicholas Laughlin at Antilles says: “I deeply regret never having the chance to meet him, to match the wry, generous voice of his poems, fiction, and correspondence to the wryly generous man.”
Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Canada: iTunes Boycott
“In another blow to the controversial dancehall music industry, iTunes Canada has pulled several songs from major Jamaican dancehall singers…which contain lyrics glorifying violence against gays”: Caribbean Beat Blog says that the Jamaican government appears unfazed.
Trinidad & Tobago: This & That
Trinidadian blogger Jeremy Taylor lets loose on everything from the tour of the Olympic torch to the elections in Zimbabwe.
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, DR: Junot Wins Pulitzer
Both Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp and Trinidad & Tobago blog Antilles report that Junot Diaz has won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.
Trinidad & Tobago: Crime Loan?
My Chutney Mind says of news that Trinidad and Tobago is getting an IDB loan to fight crime: “It's beyond sad, it's tragic.”
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago: Crime Summit
Blogging from St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Abeni is “very interested in what comes out of the Summit on Crime” which opens today in Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad & Tobago: Naipaul Revealed
Trinidadian blogger Sharon Millar explains why she cannot wait to “rush out and buy” The World Is What It Is – The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul.
Trinidad & Tobago: Cost of Living
“The extent of the food price inflation is shocking, and I’m not just talking about the fact that $1 will only get you two pholourie these days”: The Liming House wonders whether he can afford to live in Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad & Tobago: Shark & Bake
“Calling Shark and Bake a fish sandwich is like calling the bikini a swimsuit,” writes This Beach Called Life, as he blogs about one of Trinidad and Tobago's favourite foods.
