7 September 2010

Stories from 7 September 2010

Honduras: September in History

The blog Nacer en Honduras [es] posted a list of historical events that took place in Honduras in the month of September, ranging from 1525 to 2009.

7 September 2010

Puerto Rico: Conversation, Critique, Banter and Fun on the Net

One hundred forty characters were not enough. This is why a group of bloggers, social media savants, and pop culture junkies from Puerto Rico decided to expand the conversations they were having through Twitter. On February 11, 2010, @eldifusor, @fetoso, @joeprog, @nerdote, @redod, @reed_rothchild and a “revolving cast of online friends, followers, and collaborators” recorded the first podcast of #EnProfundo [ES] (In-depth) which is now transmitted every week.

7 September 2010

Cuba: Prince Claus Award

Generation Y blogs about the “great surprise” of receiving the 2010 Prince Claus Award, saying: “I’m only going to focus on the satisfactions: the growing alternative blogosphere, the cracks that...

7 September 2010

Trinidad & Tobago: On Boscoe

Nicholas Laughlin is “bemused and bothered” by certain aspects of an interview given to the New York Review of Books blog about artist Boscoe Holder’s work, while Pleasure ruminates on...

7 September 2010

Barbados: Times Have Changed

Diaspora blogger Jdid says of his country's recent tragedy: “The time has come to realize…that our small islands aren't what they were 20-30 years ago. Accept that and then maybe...

7 September 2010

Liberia: Peace Education in Liberian Schools

Mainlehwon Ebenezer Vonhm blogs about peace education in Liberia: “After a rigorous ethnography survey on the causes of continues violence in Liberian schools and communities; CPE was able to develop...

7 September 2010

Kenya: Hail the mobile phone

David Kimondo argues that the mobile phone has become the signature tool of development in Kenya: “A few years ago election monitoring and reporting was a tricky, tiring and often...

7 September 2010

Bhutan: Writing Own Book Of Destiny

Bhutanese blogger Passu questions the traditional practice of astrologers telling a person's destiny from a book according to the date of birth.

7 September 2010

Madagascar: The Forgotten Crisis

Gregory Simpkins discusses Africa's forgotten crisis: “If you ask most Africa watchers what is the most urgent crisis on the continent, you’ll likely get answers ranging from Sudan to Somalia...

7 September 2010

Bangladesh: Photo Essay Of Karwan Bazar

Photoblogger Anil Advani took a long time to put together a photo essay Of Karwan Bazar, a “chaotic whole-sale market for poultry, fish, meat and vegetables” in the middle of...

7 September 2010