13 October 2008

Stories from 13 October 2008

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...

13 October 2008

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...

13 October 2008

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...

13 October 2008

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...

13 October 2008

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.

13 October 2008