11 January 2007

Stories from 11 January 2007

Guadeloupe: “Poll-o-phile” President

TiToto says of President of Guadeloupean Regional Council Victorin Lurel (Fr): “Suffering from “poll-o-philiac opinionmania,” Lurel often attempts a real personalization of public opinion, a creation of a fictitious political...

12 January 2007

Haiti: Year in Photos

Collectif Haiti de Provence recently posted (Fr) a slideshow of important Haitian personalities and events of 2006.

12 January 2007

Bolivia: “War Zone” in Cochabamba

A breaking news update from Jim Shultz in Cochabamba: “As I write this the Center of Cochabamba has just become a war zone. Crowds of hundreds of, mostly young men,...

11 January 2007

India: The Hindu Economics

Mdeii Life explains how a mainstream newspaper – The Hindu works the money factor out. “But Mr. Ram, we know is a proper Capitalist who researches, manufactures, and markets Communism....

11 January 2007

Serbia: Boring CNN Ads

Serbia's promo ads appear on CNN, and Belgrade 2.0 posts a review: “Honestly, it looks pretty boring and unimaginative. Lots of static pictures, not enough life and it doesn’t really...

11 January 2007

Haiti: 203rd Year of Independence

Reflecting on the festivities for the 203rd anniversary of Haitian independence and the clan-like disputes that colored them, Ailleurs Vu d'Ici writes (Fr): “Everyone knows that our society's disease is...

11 January 2007

Nepal: Wireless in Nepal

Wagle Street Journal celebrates wireless in Nepal. “Laptop owners lined up since yesterday in front of the Nepal Telecom stall as the Kathmandu Post had carried news about the card...

11 January 2007

Nepal: Eyes on Nepal

International eyes on developments in Nepal. More at Nepal Monitor. “The newly-appointed UN General Secretary BAN KI-MOON proposes a 12-month UN Mission in Nepal to monitor the peace process and...

11 January 2007

Croatia: Democracy for the Rich

Neretva River on democracy according to the Croatian government's spokesman: “…the poor should not be permitted to hold public office […], home ownership, possession of two cars and 50,000 Euros...

11 January 2007