Stories from 13 October 2008
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Concern about Crime
Bloggers are concerned as rape crimes continue to increase in St. Vincent. Abeni: “This is so disturbing because there is a tendency to believe that there is safety in numbers....
Trinidad & Tobago: Orchid-Mania
From Trinidad & Tobago, My Chutney Garden takes us into “the strange and wonderful world of orchids.”
U.S. Virgin Islands: Earthquake
The U.S. Virgin Islands experienced an earthquake over the weekend. News of St. John reports.
Cuba: War Reflections
“Today, we are informed about every loss suffered by the American army in Iraq but I remember the secrecy about the number of Cuban soldiers who fell during the Angolan...
Colombia: Simón Bolívar Prize for Journalism
Victor Solano of ¿Comunicación? [es] congratulates the winners of the Simón Bolívar prize for journalism. Some are former classmates and students.
Barbados: Bail Out
Living in Barbados says that “while governments in the US and Europe were working on details of how to bail out banks and other financial institutions, people in Barbados were...
Haiti, Jamaica, T&T: Thoughts on Haiti
Haiti Innovation wonders what's next for the hurricane-ravaged town of Gonaives, while Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp focuses on a new book about Haiti.
Jamaica: Changing Attitudes?
As The Jamaica Gleaner runs an article on the changing attitudes towards homosexuality (along with an interesting choice of stock photography), My View of JamDown from Up So wonders “what/if...
Pakistan: Young apostates
Why are some young Pakistanis leaving Islam? Achelois: a retired goddess has some guesses.
Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago: Double Murder
Barbados Free Press says that the horrific double murder in Tobago “rings all too familiar with the recent events in Antigua. Barbados authorities must ensure that crime in Barbados is...
Jamaica: Guineps
Moving Back to Jamaica features a post by Susan Warmington about Guineps, a local fruit: “Do you remember how that Guinep sounds when you bite into it? The delicious crack...
Bangladesh: National ID card project for surveillance?
The Voter ID and the national ID card project in Bangladesh was completed recently by the caretaker (interim) government. The Bangla blogosphere has questioned the transparency of the project and...
Guyana: Economic Woes
Guyana-Gyal has found a way to fend off her worries “about this melt-down goin’ around, how it gon affect we the people in Guyana.”
Colombia: The Falling Panels of the Santo Domingo Building
Maria reports on a developing scene in Bogotá when she and her fellow students witnessed panels falling from the Santo Domingo building that houses the School of Administration at Los...
Peru: Update on OLPC Project
Christoph Derndorfer of OLPC News provides the latest update straight from the mouth of President Alan Garcia regarding the One Laptop Per Child project in Peru.
India: Mizo Noodles
Pour Me Another Tequila shows us how to prepare noodles the Mizo way.
Australia: Defence Spending
Sam Roggeveen wonders if the global financial crisis will force Australian government to cut back on defence spending.
Myanmar: Burmese Songs
Dawn sings couple of Burmese songs for her blog readers.
East Timor: Job Fair in Dili
Diligence finds many people attending a job fair in East Timor's capital Dili.
