Stories from 5 November 2010
Trinidad & Tobago: New Literary Festival & Award
Regional litbloggers are thrilled to learn about a new literary festival – and prize for Caribbean literature – “organised and judged by Caribbean people, of genuinely international scope.”
St. Lucia: After Tomas
Sun, Rain, Or… has finally located her family after Hurricane Tomas and has a new update on everything from fund raising to travel.
Cuba: 68 Dead in Plane Crash
Blogger Yohandry Fontana [es] is posting updates with information on the AeroCaribbean flight that crashed yesterday near in the province of Sancti Spiritus province, in central Cuba, in which 68 people have reportedly died. Conversation on the tragedy is being tweeted under #sanctispiritus.
Trinidad & Tobago: Being Gay
Seldo.com writes a moving letter to gay teens in Trinidad and Tobago with the message that “it gets better”.
Puerto Rico: No More Violence Against Women
Amárilis Pagán starts the countdown [es] to November 25, the International Day of No More Violence Against Women: “Violence against women is so much more than the miscalled domestic violence.”
GM, The Car Transformer in China?
George Chen blogs about GM's business move to make the new electric car in China.
Ecuador: Keeping Traditions Alive on Day of the Dead
Ecuadorians recently finished celebrating the Day of the Dead with liters of colada morada and many, many guaguas de pan, the traditional drink and food for the holiday. The special drink and bread are prepared and consumed on November 2nd, celebrating an ancestral tradition. The tradition was also celebrated through the blogosphere, where a campaign has appeared to keep Halloween from the traditional celebration.
Serbia: Police Hunt Facebook Misogynists
The Serbian Public Prosecutor, in cooperation with the Serbian Ministry of the Interior, investigated the case of a Facebook group "Death to Women“ ("Smrt ženama"), which was propagating hatred towards women. Sasa Milosevic writes about the war between Serbian men and women that is raging on Facebook.