12 October 2007

Stories from 12 October 2007

Barbados: Blank search warrants?

  12 October 2007

Have Barbados police been using “blank, pre-signed search warrants” to raid the houses of citizens? Barbados Free Press examines the evidence.

Botswana: The Zebras’ HIV Testing Campaign

  12 October 2007

Brian Awsumb writes about Zebras4Life initiative in Botswana: “The Zebras’ HIV testing campaign (note: we're involving the national soccer team, not testing wild animals) is kicking into high gear. We received some extra funding from the CDC-BOTUSA project to scale-up testing efforts and take services directly to the people.”

Nigeria: an illegitimate government

  12 October 2007

Adeola calls the Nigerian governmet “a disastrous illegitimate government”: How can the Attorney General of Nigeria write a letter to the British Police or Judiciary to let go of one of the several thieves that have looted our treasury. Is that not madness? How can such a nonentity be the...

Taiwan: Freeway Project

  12 October 2007

Michael Turton blogs about a 89 km freeway project between Suao and Hualien. The project has been opposed by environmental groups but back to agenda after the recent typhoon attack.

China: Urge for Press Freedom Legislation

  12 October 2007

Aizhong urges the Chinese government to pass a legislation to protect press freedom in China (zh). The blogger hopes the party can discuss about the issue in the upcoming 17th party congress.

Jamaica: Uncertain paternity

  12 October 2007

Jamaica and the World reacts to surprising news about paternity tests in Jamaica: a third of the men who take them discover they are not really the fathers of their supposed children.

Myanmar: Activist's Death

  12 October 2007

As the news of death of a democracy activist (allegedly after torture under detention) came out bloggers are wondering what happening to ones who are still under detention.

Enviroment Blogs This Week

  12 October 2007

Solar powered street lights in Capetown, architecture with a modern and green touch in Accra Ghana, questions about companies’ so called ‘green’ credentials, and a cute baby gorilla in Africa. All this, in today's installment of environment blogs on Global Voices. We begin in South Africa with news of solar...

Philippines: Racist Remarks

  12 October 2007

Mukamo Philippines is carrying a post on a retired Filipino nurse who encountered racist insults at her workplace in the U.S. and is now trying to seek justice.

China: Listing in Stock Market

  12 October 2007

Two more I.T companies are going to be listed in the Hong Kong stock market: Kingsoft and Alibaba – Keso thinks that this is good news for China e-business(zh).

Myanmar: A Journalist's Debrief

  12 October 2007

Karen Coates blogs about an event at the Foreign Correspondents club in Thailand where a photojournalist presented pictures of recent events in Myanmar.