Stories from 1 January 2008
Azerbaijan: Benazir Bhutto
Marilisa Lorusso's blog sounds a warning following the recent assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan. In Azerbaijan, for example, the potential rise of Islamic fundamentalism is very real which is...
Bahamas: Annus Horriblis
Craig Butler, blogging at Bahama Pundit, recalls the highs and lows of 2007 – both in his personal life and in the life of the world around him.
Trinidad in Tobago: An Artistic Year
Thebookmann marks noteworthy moments of the year in art in Trinidad and Tobago.
Barbados: Technology Gap
“I think the computer and the Internet rank high amongst those inventions that have revolutionized our lives”: Living in Barbados is fascinated by the ability to interact through technology.
Jamaica: Mob Rule?
As three men are killed by a mob after attempting to steal a goat, Francis Wade suggests that part and parcel of moving back to Jamaica includes the ability to...
Trinidad & Tobago: Caribbean Books of 2007
Antilles posts a list of the top Caribbean books of 2007, as decided by the editors of The Caribbean Review of Books.
Korea: Top Ten News in 2007
Korean bloggers are busy saying farewell to 2007. While most of them look back at what they gained and did for 2007, a netizen bizbatik summarized the top ten blog...
Saudi blogger Alfarhan detained for violating rules not related to state security
Responding to repeated requests for comment with a brief cellphone text message, a spokesperson for the Saudi Interior Ministry, confirmed yesterday that blogger Fouad Alfarhan was being held for “interrogation...
Japan: Top blogger calls it quits, again
Asiajin reports that Wakatsuki Chinatsu, Japan's top blogger, who in late November declared that she would take a break from blogging only to change her mind [ja] shortly thereafter, has...
