14 December 2005

Stories from 14 December 2005

Dominican Republic: Capital Punishment

Though both angry, Annie Sánchez from the Dominican Republic and Jason Shattles from the United States offer two very different reactions to the death of California former gang member, Stanley...

14 December 2005

Jamaica: Remembering Steve Harvey

Andrés Duque argues that The Jamaican Observer made the wrong editorial when claiming that murders of homosexuals in Jamaica are indicative of a larger crime problem rather than a homophobia...

14 December 2005

Costa Rica: Undecided Voters

Costa Rica Blogs says that nearly one-third of all Costa Ricans are still undecided with presidential elections just three months away.

14 December 2005

Chile: Election Repetition

Jonathan has a laugh at the repetitive campaign signs around Santiago as Piñera and Bachelet head into the final swing of the presidential elections.

14 December 2005

Argentina: Music – Ram Venus

ZonaIndie highlights Argentinean quartet, Ram Venus. Their entire 2004 album, El Universo es un Lugar Maravilloso (the universe is a wondeful place) can be downloaded for free.

14 December 2005

Brazil: Director Gets Golden Globe Nomination

Made in Brazil congratulates Brazilian director, Fernando Meirelles on his Golden Globe nomination for the movie The Constant Gardner. Andrew, a missionary living in Juazeiro do Norte is critical of...

14 December 2005

Travels in the Kurdish Blogosphere

Welcome back to the Kurdish Blogosphere! Originally announced on the Kurdistan Bloggers Union was the creation of the Kurdistan Blog Count this week. Modeled loosely after the Iraq Blog Count,...

14 December 2005

China: Death in Jilin

ulywang of Non-Violent Resistance discusses what he calls the eerie silence of domestic media on the suicide of Jilin's deputy mayor, after that town suffered a hideous chemical spill that...

14 December 2005