Stories from 12 December 2006
Guyana: Manners Matter
Living Guyana reprints an article from The Stabroek Scene, which calls for an end to “fish market behaviour”.
Trinidad & Tobago: Venue for Carnival 2007?
“When the Grand Stand comes down, that single act will symbolise the end of an era”: Trinidad Carnival Diary is concerned that, despite the impending demolition of the traditional venue...
Trinidad & Tobago: Quoting Kofi Annan
KnowProSE.com quotes excerpts about global interests from a Washington Post feature on outgoing UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Jamaica: Encourage Entrepreneurship
Fwade cites entrepreneurship as a critical contributing factor to Jamacia's economy: “The truth is that educating another lawyer, doctor or accountant is unlikely to contribute much to our GDP. Narrow...
Lebanon: Demonstrations, Demonstrations
A series of anti-government or opposition and pro-government protests and demonstrations are literally taking the country by storm. Lebanese bloggers are, as expected, expressing their positions, whether pro, con or...
Guadeloupe: Commemorating First Africans’ Arrival
Convention Pour Une Nouvelle Guadeloupe writes (Fr): “In November 1673, the first Africans arrived in Guadeloupe which was still populated by Amerindians. That was the beginning of the slave and...
