Stories from 2 August 2006
Palestine: Destruction and Transformation of the Palestinian Environment
After decades under occupation, the Palestinian environment has become severely degraded. The Israeli occupation has caused significant damage to the Palestinian environment due to unsustainable exploitation of natural resources and...
Panama: The Butterfest
Eric Levy has built the reputation of a very popular and smart Geek in Panama. The Jewish, Panamanian comic-book creator has developed a new event that started almost 5 years...
El Salvador: Interview with Stripper
Tierra de collares points readers to an interview (ES) in El Faro with a professional stripper: “I recommend that you all read the story. Her comments allow us to enter...
Guatemala: Oil Exploration in National Parks
Guatemalan blog Chapinadas writes that “the opening of a new process to explore and produce oil close to the National Park Sierra del Lacandon in Peten is causing problems between...
Mexico: Getting Fed Up
Wave Making, originally a supporter of Felipe Calderón, says ” I simply don't care if he wins or loses anymore. It's more important that the other half of the population...
Peru: Garcia Inaugurated Toledo Relaxing
Maxwell A. Cameron links to a summary of President Garcia's inaugural speech (ES) while Living in Peru says that former president, Alejandro Toledo is already relaxing at the coastal town...
Uruguay: “The Uruguayan Invasion”
Most readers have heard of the “British Invasion” of the 1960's in the U.S. But What about the Uruguayan Invasion? “A wave of local bands inspired by british groups started...
Venezuela: Mister Papito Bloguero 2006
Wari announces the winners of this year's Mister Papito Bloguero Venezuela 2006 contest (ES). Venethinker, who won the Mister Papito Bloggero Pícaro category, is looking forward to (ES) the Miss...
Argentina: “Mi Barrio, Then & Now”
Robert Wright gives a historical tour of his neighborhood in Buenos Aires.
Iran: Photos from peaceful antiwar demonstration
In Nimania's photoblog we see several photos of antiwar demonstrators in front of United Nations Office in Tehran. They protested against war in Lebanon and carry placards in English. On...
Iran: Watch Iranian daily life in a blog
Paris Marashi is shooting video of her experiences in Iran and creating shorts, interactive installations, and/or videoblogs using the footage from her experiences and the experiences of others. In her...
Information Access in Russia; Hospice Work in Ukraine
Marina Litvinovich – LJ user abstract2001 and founder of PravdaBeslana.ru (Truth Of Beslan, a site that contains transcripts of Beslan-related trials as well as other information on the tragedy) –...
Cuba: US travel industry
“Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union, the travel industry has had plans in place, ready to launch the minute travel is allowed to Cuba. All of the cruise...
Cuba: Raúl's activist daughter
James reports that Mariela Castro, daughter of Raúl Castro (and niece of Fidel Castro) is an activist for LGBT rights in Cuba.
Guyana: Two sides to the story
Guyana-Gyal re-evaluates her attitude towards a local drunk, remarking that “every story got two sides.”
DRC: Possibility of a Runoff
Friends of the Congo offers preliminary results of Sunday's presidential election including the possibility of a runoff between Kabila and Bemba, an outcome that according to the blogger falls in...
Jamaica: On fundamentalism
“A false doctrine trying to pass itself off as an older vision insults my intelligence and the bloodshed these religions leave in their wake convinces me that there is no...
Nepal: Woman in throne
Nepali Notebook reports that the Nepalese cabinet headed by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has decided to amend the royal succession laws to change the male only succession system for the monarchy. According to the changes there will be no obstacle for the female members of the royal family to be the head of the country as the queen. However the Maoists want abolition of the monarchy.
Pakistan: Rain
Rain has certain advantages and disadvantages. Windmills of my mind blog reveals how much awaited heavy rains have disrupted lives in Karachi.
Pakistan: Textbook change
Metroblogging Lahore reports that father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's messages to the nation have been replaced by messages from current President Pervez Musharraf and Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi in almost all the latest editions of books approved and published by the Punjab Textbook Board. The Board chairman said the exclusion of Jinnah's messages was a human error and would be rectified soon.
Sri Lanka: Wedding
Boycy coins the A-Z terminology of a typical Sri Lankan wedding.