6 June 2008

Stories from 6 June 2008

Russia: The eXile Under Investigation

Foreign Policy's Passport blog reports that “The eXile, Moscow's venerable English-language alt-weekly, is under investigation by the Federal Service for Mass Media, Telecommunications and the Protection of Cultural Heritage and...

Bermuda: Ban Reversed

  6 June 2008

Bermudian bloggers are abuzz about the Speaker of the House reversing his ban on questions to Ministers from an old Parliament. Vexed Bermoothes: “In doing so he lays bare the...

Bahamas: Thinking About Trees

  6 June 2008

“What is it about us and trees? It would appear that beauty — and oxygen and serenity and shade — are not a premium in our city any more”: Nicolette...

D.R. of Congo: Streamline architecture in Bukavu and getting by in Kinshasa

  6 June 2008

Do you want to buy something in Kinshasa? Don and Marsha of Congo Chatter have a detailed post on ‘how things are sold' in Kinshasa. Whether you're looking for a European used car, a Coke bottle full of diesel, a walking stick, a football, a 10 cent bag of drinking water, a hard-boiled egg, a bunk-bed or a full sofa suite, it's all right there on the side of the road