15 December 2006

Stories from 15 December 2006

Czech Rebublic: Smoking Dry Cleaner

My Czech Republic Blog writes about “a convenient dry cleaner” who's no longer there – and here's one possible reason why: “…the woman smoked like a chimney. So you brought...

15 December 2006

Albania: Communist Collaborators

Our Man In Tirana links to a report discussing “concerns about the process [of identifying Communist collaborators] raised by a number of individuals and NGO's in Albania.”

15 December 2006

Bahamas: Personal Responsibility

Rick Lowe, writing at WeblogBahamas.com, quotes several sources to prove his theory that people should stop waiting for governments to do something and instead, take personal responsibility.

15 December 2006

Trinidad & Tobago: Paime

TriniGourmet discovers that Paime, a Trinbagonian Christmas favourite, is also enjoyed by West Indians in other islands, albeit by different names. She also posts appetizing photos along with a recipe.

15 December 2006

Trinidad & Tobago: CARIBwhale

There's a new association dedicated to conserving cetaceans and their habitat, while promoting responsible whale and dolphin watching in the Caribbean. The Caribbean Beat blog reports that the effort will...

15 December 2006