Selections from the Caribbean blogosphere · Global Voices
Georgia Popplewell

“Divali in Trinidad” by Taran Rampersad
A few selections from this week's conversation in the Anglophone Caribbean blogosphere:
Bahamas
Expat Wolfgang has his tongue firmly in his cheek when he declares that his is not a Bahamian blog. The bloggers at Bahama Pundit have plenty to say this week, with Larry Smith reviewing a book on pre-Columbian languages and offering a useful overview of the Bahamian blogsphere, Sir Arthur Foulkes reminding Bahamanians not to be complacent about civil rights and Nicolette Bethel   calling for a different approach to tourism. And Lynn Sweeting finds problematic the absence of women's rights from the current discussions around national heroes.
Barbados
Two reactions to the October 26 march staged in Barbados by the group Lifeline Expedition, in which descendants of slave owners donned chains in an effort to apologize for slavery: Jdid calls the event  “a travesty, a mockery, a despicable imitation which trivializes a serious part of our history” while Titilayo  is relieved it's all over and happy that Barbados is continuing to forge alliances with African nations.
Belize
Andy Hunt reports on the progress of the Belize Jungle Dome project..
Bermuda
The Limey wonders whether the creation of a National Drugs Control Ministry is a good idea, and suggests that hunting–of realtors!–would be a useful addition to the island's tourism offerings. And an “Open Mike” post about the national cricket team's removal from field during the recent tour of Namibia sparks a stream of lively comments.
Cayman Islands
Odd Blog talks about “light pollution” in the Cayman Islands.
Dominica
Billy posts a short report on the 27th anniversary independence celebrations in Dominica.
Grenada
YingYang engages in some eye-rolling at the notion that the region's banana growers are surprised that the recent WTO ruling didn't go in their favour.
Guyana
Voice of Guyana Radio reveals on its blog that during the month of October, listeners from 52 countries tuned in. Guyana-Gyal writes a song about being addicted to blogging and uses the local vernacular to talk about the two religious holidays–Diwali and Eid-Ul-Fitr–celebrated in Guyana this week and their significance.
Haiti
Spanish-language blogger Baturrico presents a recipe for the traditional Haitian dish, soup joumou.
Jamaica
Dancehall Blog highlights an article in the Jamaica Times which says that Rastafarians are still discriminated against in Jamaica, particularly in the corporate sector, and reminds us that there was lewdness in music before the arrival of modern dancehall. Michelle McDonald is outraged at the shooting in Kingston of two young priests who worked with the poor and people with HIV/AIDS. Missie at Jamaica Culture & People tells us how to fry plantains and offers a photo of a traditional thatch-roofed hut along with a short commentary. In an October 31 post, Stunner summarises some of the unfortunate events which took place over the space of a 24-hour period in Jamaica.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Abeni reports on the current election campaign, noting the use of catchy theme songs and the recruiting of local and regional performers by both parties.
Trinidad & Tobago
Nicholas Laughlin continues his analysis of the response to the October 14 “Death March” by asking “What's wrong with being middle class?”–a question which is also of interest to Jonathan Ali, though first he'd like the term “middle-class” defined. Taran Rampersad muses on the value of sharing photographs. Richard Bolai posts a few photos of Diwali lights in Trinidad. CaribPundit's weekly “Trawling the Islands” post highlights Antigua's forging of closer ties with Cameroon, St. Kitts's expectations of of MTV's Caribbean channel,  corporal punishment in Bermuda, the Grenada prime minister's trip to Libya, the increase in price of airfare between Trinidad and Tobago and more. Free Trinidad is disappointed with the new political leader of the country's main oppostion party . Hassan Voyeau notes the arrival of the Islamic Broadcast Network on the Trinidad and Tobago airwaves. Richard Jobity applauds the BBC's continuing experiments with podcasting  and rants about Trinidad and Tobago's failure to prepare for the end of the natural gas boom, signaling Dominica and St. Lucia as good examples to follow, and posts today about the brewing dispute between two telecoms companies.
Podcasts
Caribbean Free Radio launched its sister vidcast, Caribbean Free Video.