Stories from 25 February 2010
Dominican Republic: Colorful Characters of Carnival
Carnival celebrations in the Dominican Republic begin in February and are characterized by colorful characters that are the main attraction in festivities across the island.
Egypt: Cats can wink too
Egyptian blogger Tarek Amr (ar) winked at a cat and it winked back at him.
Trinidad & Tobago: J'ouvert!
“To me J’ouvert is the purest form of Trinidad ‘mas there is, right up there with ole ‘mas and the long, oft drawn out pre-soca calypso from the tents”: Gilberte's...
Global: Concerns About Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
The last meeting of negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has provoked the protest of online communities against both its content and the circumstances of their negotiations
Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana: Rights of LGBT
gspottt has its eyes on developments in Guyana regarding the filing of “a constitutional challenge to a law criminalising ‘crossdressing’ in that country’s high court.”
Bermuda: Southlands
Bermudian bloggers discuss the issue of Southlands, which involves the government's plans to develop a green site.
Guyana: Spam You!
Guyana-Gyal says that spam is a four letter word.
Nigeria: Nigerian author nominated for Commonwealth Writers Prize
A Nigerian author published by a Kenyan has been nominated for Best Book in the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize.
D.R of Congo: Two closest capital cities in the world
Solo Kinshasa writes about Brazzaville and Kinshasa, two closest capital cities in the world. S
Rwanda: Controversy surrounding opposition candidate
This is Africa discusses Victoire Ingabire, the Rwandese opposition candidate who has been “the target of a relentless campaign of intimidation and perfidious perfidy, no doubt engineered by the ruling...
South Africa: Mr Gay World 2010 is a South African blogger
Mr. Gay World 2010 has been won by Charl van den Berg, a 28-year-old South African restaurant manager. He uses his blog to thank Nelson Mandela, his sponsors and supporters.
Cuba: Hunger Striker Dies in Havana Prison
The death of the first Cuban political prisoner to die on hunger strike since 1972 is eliciting a combination of speechlessness and outrage on the web.
Vietnam: Dad asks netizens to help find missing daughter
A Vietnamese dad has been searching for his missing daiughter for 15 years. He had gone to various places to look for his daughter. Last month, he created a website...
Macau: Alternative public sphere
Chong from interlocals has a summary of a local research on the development of online alternative public sphere in Macau.
Bangladesh: Hail Storm In Dhaka City
Yesterday a hail storm swept through Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and Ehab caught all the actions with photographs.
Macedonia: Grassroots Effort to Preserve Folk Music Online
Appreciation of folk music has been a distinguishing feature of the Macedonian culture, and thanks to selfless efforts of one dedicated blogger it spreads through the blogosphere, too.
