12 January 2006

Stories from 12 January 2006

South Africa: Cult of celebrity

  12 January 2006

The Imperfect Poet writes on the cult of celebrity which has become the “new religion”.…I love film and music as much as the next person- if not more – but shouldn't we be celebrating the people who are in the trenches changing lives positively. How does 50 Cent's house party...

Darfur: Podcasts

  12 January 2006

The Committee on Conscience has two new podcasts on Sudan/Darfur “Sudan: Saving Peace in the East and “No Power to Protect: The African Union Mission in Sudan” via Coalition for Darfur.

Caribbean: Art, film & the Seven Caribbean Wonders

  12 January 2006

The Caribbean Beat Blog links to to a conversation between the director of Jamaica's National Gallery and the guest curator of a current exhibition; an article about a Hollywood film made on location in Grand Cayman by a young Caymanian director; and solicits input for a list of the “Seven...

Caribbean: Best to quote Best

  12 January 2006

Nicholas Laughlin finds he could have saved himself the work of writing his long post about “Caribbeanness” simply by quoting renowned Caribbean thinker Lloyd Best.

Bermuda: Space race & population issues

  12 January 2006

Valentine Michael Smith reports on Bermuda's first space project, code named BOTTOM (Bermuda On The Top Of Mars). Meanwhile, The Limey fears him wife will learn of the concerns being expressed by the head of the Bermuda Public Services Union about Bermuda's ageing population. “He's wondering,” says The Limey, “whether...

Haiti: Like a Dan Brown novel

  12 January 2006

“My return to Cap Haitien began like a Dan Brown novel,” says Baturrico (ES), relating the news of the death of General Urano Teixeira Da Matta Bacellar, military commander of the UN security force MINUSTAH and the increasing mystery surrounding its cause.

Guyana: Reveal their names!

  12 January 2006

In a post entitled “Hideous Bloodsucking Crooks”, MediaCritic demands that the Guyana Press Association reveal the names of the senior media personnel who refused to take part in a training exercise for junior members of the media unless they were remunerated.

Belize: First export of oil

  12 January 2006

Melody reports that, following the discovery of oil in commercial quantities late last year, Belize will make its first export of crude oil to the USA later this week.

Armenia: Bird Flu Update

  12 January 2006

Oneworld Multimedai has an update on bird flu in Armenia. Armenians are following developments closely and the government is preparing measures to deal with the possible threat.