Stories from 4 October 2007
Cayman Islands, Jamaica: Citizen of the air?
News of a Jamaican woman who gave birth on a Cayman Airways flight prompts The Mad Bull to wonder: what country will the baby be a citizen of?
Trinidad and Tobago: Airport musings
Waiting at the airport in Trinidad for a flight to Suriname, Taran Rampersad falls into a conversation about technology, Caribbean regionalism, and food.
Bermuda: New property law
Christian S. Dunleavy comments on proposed legislation which would change property law in Bermuda. “There is a fundamental principle here of how much you want the Government in your life and your wallet.”
Barbados, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago: Year of elections
2007 has been a great year for politics junkies in the Caribbean, says Caribbean Lionesse, with elections in St. Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and probably Barbados. She offers a concise analysis.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Homeless in hospitals
“A debate is heating up the airwaves re homeless people who are kept in the General hospital as wards of the state,” writes And Still I Rise from St. Vincent. She weighs in on the use of hospitals as temporary accommodation.
China: Shenzhen Nailhouse Owners
“According to Guangdong province statistics, 98% of all nail house owners die in car accidents.” A shenzhen city government official told the nail house owners who had just received millions of compensation from the developer. ESWN has translated the story from next weekly.
Peru: Toledo and Humala Meet
Reports from Peru state that former president Alejandro Toledo and the runner up in the most recent election, Ollanta Humala recently met and could be forming an unlikely alliance. Silvio Rendon of Gran Combo Club [ES] provides his analysis on the matter.
Bolivia: Morales Speech at Cooper Union
President Evo Morales of Bolivia recently spoke at Cooper Union in New York City. Beautiful Horizons’ Randy Paul was in the audience and shares his thoughts on the talk.
Mexico: Remembering Tlatelolco
Daniel Hernandez writes about artwork that commemorates the 1968 Massacre of Tlatelolco that took place in Mexico City.
China: Land Price
Yaoblog calculated the land price differences between the land expropriation price and the government listed price to the developers (zh). It is up to RMB4-500,000,000. Where does the money go then?
Hong Kong: Internet Censorship
Ah yeah from inmediahk.net interviewed Charles Mok on Hong Kong government's policy in Internet Censorship (zh). In the past, the government would consult with the ISP on their policy, however, recently they choose to set up some court case for their new policy without consensus. The change of attitude may...
Madagascar elections peaceful, but marred by low turnout and fraud
President Ravalomanana's political party, Tiako i Madagasikara (TIM), won a landslide victory in Madagascar this Sunday, capturing 106 out of the 127 available seats despite a meager turnout: 19.42% in Antananarivo, Madagascar's capital. President Ravalomana called for the early elections after dissolving the National Assembly on the grounds it no...
Filipinos Excited Over Expanded Paypal Access
News about Paypal Philippines now making it possible for Filipinos to receive money the Paypal way did not go unnoticed. Most Filipino blogs are elated and excited, while a number ask whether e-commerce sites will start requiring Paypal accounts and consequently begin charging fees from Filipinos.
