Stories from 16 June 2009
Cuba: Welcoming “Granpa”
A new SMS service has increased Generation Y‘s faith in the power of technology: “I’ve known about a page called Granpa (we hope it will be more objective than Granma) that sends news to cell phones located in Cuba. Since we don’t have a paper newspaper to tell us everything...
Dominica: Closing for Chavez
Dominican blogs discuss whether it was a wise decision for the government to close the airports in order to “facilitate the visit of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.”
Barbados: Aquaponics
“Aquaponics is the new way to farm”: Barbados Underground blogs about “its potential to feed Barbadians and at the same time [be] the ideal model for food security.”
Trinidad & Tobago: The Outsiders
“We are all begging to be let in. For our voices to be heard. For our opinions to matter. And the father of the nation builds a big tall wall around what is for him and those who support him. Like a club bouncer he gets to say who gets...
Barbados: Tourism and H1N1
Barbados Free Press is torn: should Barbados admit a cruise ship at the risk of increasing the incidence of the H1N1 virus – or go for the tourism dollars?
Jamaica: Justice?
As ten police officers are forced into retirement following suspicion of their involvement in a lottery scam, Jamaica Salt says: “Instead of bringing criminal charges against them, they have been retired early in the ‘public interest’. Is it just me, or does this seem odd?”
Iran: Abtahi, a leading blogger was arrested
Mohammad Ali Abtahi, cleric,former vice president and blogger, was arrested today. He participated in a protest movement against presidential election's results yesterday.
Guatemala: The Mayan City of Nakum
Located in the Petén department of Guatemala, the Mayan city of Nakum is a little-known archaeological site not visited very often by tourists. El Blog de Rudel [es] writes that it is well worth the effort and “to reach it is an authentic adventure.”
Ecuador: Eugenio Espejo, Precursor for the Independence Movement
Eugenio Espejo was a writer, journalist, and philospher in colonial Ecuador during the late 18th century. He is often credited for contributing to the precursor of the independence movement. Belén Proaño of Temas Para Debatir [es] has a profile of the man.
