Stories from 5 November 2006
Indian Ocean: Bloggers Feel Connected to the World Through Global Voices
‘Bloggers of relatively remote countries in the Indian Ocean such as Madagascar and La Reunion have noticed recent GV articles on their blogospheres and expressed enthusiasm about GV's work and about the spotlight on their countries. ‘Proof that We Can Make a Difference’ France-based Malagasy blogger Harinjaka noticed Global Voices’...
Trinidad & Tobago: Decoding PM-speak
Jeremy Taylor reads between the lines of recent statements made by Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister.
Pinochet's Gold: Gone with the Wind
These past weeks, the news of Pinochet's investments in gold was enough to make bloggers write, not only from Chile, but also around the world. Carololine (ES) posts the complete Facts about this development, and also the magnitude of the news: Este “peso en oro” supera los cien millones de...
Moroccan bloggers gain in popularity and reduce the predominance of French blogs
I went to Morocco for a long vacation. Once back to my home sweet home, I had to deal with my son's adenoids which caused me to stay away of my weekly roundup. Thank God, everything is just fine now. So here I am, back to my favorite hobby of...
Africa: A low IQ and poverty
Naija blog on the claim by an evolutionary psychologist from the London School of Economics that Africans are poor because of a low IQ.
South Africa: taking over the world
Latifah is taking over the world (a poem): I am a photographer- I keep telling myself One day, just one day the name will be written on the Star Newspaper, picture by- “Busisiwe Sigasa” This is a beginning of it , the beginning of greater things to come.
The Week That Was in Bahrain
Freedom of expression in Bahrain received yet another slap in the face this week with a government ban on what is the kingdom's most famous blog. The Ministry of Information issued a gag order, blocking Mahmood Al Yousif’s blog, among a handful of other sites for breaking publication laws. The...
