Stories from 10 May 2006
Cuba: The Tropicana
Qué Bola posts an atmospheric black-and-white photo taken at The Tropicana, the legendary night spot in Havana, noting that “The Tropicana is probably the one single constant that has existed...
Cayman Islands: Cayman Cop is back!
Cayman Bobby, the Cayman Islands police officer/blogger who was muzzled by his employers back in February, has started blogging again.
Bermuda: Public access to information
The Limey‘s appeal to the Bermuda government to reveal the cost of the Tourism Minister's stay at a seven-star hotel in Dubai continues to be ignored. “It was an interesting...
Senegal: Festival of Negro Arts
Semett posts an article announcing (Fr) that the Senegalese government plans to hold the next Festival des Arts Negres [Festival of Negro Arts] in June 2008 instead of June 2007....
Barbados: Will Cuban film be banned?
Barbados Free Press wonders whether Barbados will ban The Lost City, Andy Garcia's film about “Che, Castro and the Cuban Revolution”, which “is effectively being banned in many Central, South...
Bahamas: Rum Cay Development
With one major luxury development project about to break ground and two others in the works, the island of Rum Cay is about to change forever. Larry Smith traces the...
The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs
Recent news of the nationalization of the hydrocarbons in Bolivia has pushed an ongoing crisis off of the front page. No satisfactory solution has been reached in the financial troubles...
DRC Diaspora: Questions for UDPS
According to UDPS Liege, during a May 1 forum organized by UDPS in Belgium, several questions (Fr) sprang from the audience: “What political mistakes has UDPS made that might explain...
Kyrgyzstan: Victory Day in Osh
neweurasia has a photo essay of Victory Day in Osh.
Armenia: Human Rights
Notes from Hareinik notes that Armenia has been named a major human rights violator and says Armenian diasporan organizations should pressure the Armenian government on human rights issues.
Mongolia: Gold
Luke Distelhorst notes that rising gold prices are good news for Mongolia
Turkmenistan: Victory Day
Peter reports on Turkmenistan's events in commemoration of Victory Day.
DRC: Questions about Western Press
Over at Le Blog du Congolais and in light of what he considers the Western press’ derogatory coverage of opposition party UDPS, Tony Katombe asks (Fr): “Now that the high...
New Caledonia: Sunset Photos
Katuali (Fr) posts photos of the Caledonian sunset.
DRC: Alleged Belgian Citizens Running for Office
Two Belgian citizens are running for deputy positions in the Congo, in violation of Articles 10 and 102 of the Constitution and Article 120 of the Electoral Law, says (Fr)...
Slovenia: Anti-Parking Haiku
Michael of The Glory of Carniola writes about a poetic way of fighting unlawful parking.
Slovakia: Campaign Promises
Lemuel of Deleted by Tomorrow reports on one local candidate's promise “to do more for the seniors and establish a cemetery.” The candidate happens to run in the blogger's voting...
Poland: Preparations For the Pope's Visit
p3 writes that some of Poland's preparations for the Pope's visit don't make sense: “This is typical Poland for me. Someone important is coming so let's slap up a coat...
Serbia: “Serbia in Europe” Rally
Belgrade Blog posts a report and photos from the “Serbia in Europe” rally that took place May 9.
Russia, Georgia, Ukraine: The Future of CIS
Vilhelm Konnander shares his analysis of the situation around the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
Ukraine: Motorcyclist Set to Reach India
Leo Finkel writes about Roman Bilyk, a Ukrainian man riding his Jawa motorcycle all the way to India “to promote inter-cultursl understanding.” Right now, he is in Armenia.
