Stories from 10 April 2008
Jamaica, Montserrat, Trinidad & Tobago: Markham Passes On
Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp acknowledges the passing of E.A. (Archie) Markham, “a Caribbean literary giant”, while Nicholas Laughlin at Antilles says: “I deeply regret never having the chance to meet him, to match the wry, generous voice of his poems, fiction, and correspondence to the wryly generous man.”
Russia: Politics Update
Sean's Russia Blog posts an update on the recent political developments in Russia.
Guyana: Cheap Cheats
“Labour is cheap, don’t pay one cent more, cheap pockets, cheap hearts, cheap consciences”: Guyana-Gyal is not fond of the cheating kind.
Russia, Israel: Emigrants and Returnees
Sean's Russia Blog writes about former Soviet citizens living in Israel.
Russia: Nashi's Fashion
Sean's Russia Blog writes about Antonina Shapovalova's “patriotic panties for Putin.”
Lithuania: Vilnius Architecture
Babel in Vilnius writes about Soviet architecture in the Lithuanian capital.
The Baltics: “The State of the Nation”
Marginalia muses about “the state of the nation.”
Latvia: Southern Bridge in Riga
Baltic writes about Riga's Southern Bridge, which could “bring Latvia into the Guinness book of records for the greatest amount of misspent public funds.”
Hungary: Separation of Church and State
Hungarian Spectrum writes about separation of church and state in Hungary: “[…] Most people are uncomfortable with the theocratic states of the Muslim world. Why should we try to imitate them in a very secular Europe?”
Hungary: “Political Limbo”
Hungarian Spectrum writes about “political limbo” in Hungarian government.
Hungary: The State of Economy
Hungarian Spectrum writes about the state of Hungarian economy.
Montenegro: Presidential Election
Paul Currion of The Unforgiving Minute analyzes the results of the presidential election in Montenegro.
Kosovo: U.S. Embassy
One Missionary in Kosovo writes about the opening of the U.S. embassy in Kosovo.
Bulgaria: Public Transport in Sofia
Inside Story writes about public transportation in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia.
Bulgaria: Dinner Parties
Inside Story writes about dinner parties in Bulgaria: “The only downside is that if you do not drink alcohol or you are vegetarian or vegan, you will find yourselves in a tough situation.”
Europe: NATO
Greater Surbiton writes about NATO's relations with Russia: “If the NATO powers lack the will to stand up to Russia, it raises the question of what precise purpose NATO serves.” And about NATO and the Greek-Macedonian relations: “Greece has been a very poor member of NATO; it has only about...
Poland: Relations With Israel
The beatroot writes about the Polish-Israeli relations.
Russia: Bluffing?
The beatroot is wondering whether some of Russia's foreign policy statements are bluff.
Brazil: WordPress might be blocked
Leonardo Fontes [pt] on the piece of news that WordPress may be blocked in Brazil after a court decision ruled that one specific blog was to be closed down. “Brazil is the country of the “undiscussed”, in every single day it becomes clear that the thing to do is to...
Angola: News from Angola in a discover and share website
Francis Pac [pt] announces a web 2.0 website similar to Digg to make possible for poeple to discover and share news from Angola. “The option to use this tool only for Angola is the fact that there is little information about Angola and we rarely have the access to them....
Bangladesh: Hidden Hunger
Unheard Voices Blog quotes UNDP which hit the panic button for Bangladesh last month: Skyrocketing oil prices have driven up the cost of food worldwide, but their impact has been particularly dire in Bangladesh, where almost half of the 145 million people live on less than one dollar a day....
