Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 December 19

19 December 2008

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Stories from 19 December 2008

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Trinidad & Tobago: Eating Blue

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Cuba, U.S.A.: Lat Am & Caribbean Leaders Meet

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

Haiti: Media Intimindation

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bahamas: Silver Lining

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Murderer Sentenced

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Barbados: Nature Sanctuary Closes

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Jamaica: Death Penalty

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

China: Nationwide Teachers’ Strike

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Since this October, teachers in Sichuan, Chongqing, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong went on strike, demanding a salary raise. According to local media report, the strike started from Sichuan...

Malaysia: To Live By The Slopes

Written by Daniel Chandranayagam · East Asia

Within the period of two days, two landslides caused much damage and death in Kuala Lumpur. This perhaps might not have made such major headlines had it not occurred just...