Stories from 4 July 2011
Sri Lanka: Alcohol Policy Needs A Change
G.D. Dayaratne writes that Alcohol Policy in Sri Lanka needs to be rethought as it fails to address illicit alcohol consumption across the country and its consequences.
Sri Lanka: International Opinion Against Alleged War Crimes
D.B.S. Jeyaraj informs that the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) is taking steps to mobilize International opinion against Sri Lanka over alleged war crimes & crimes against humanity.
Bangladesh: Social Business Day
An Ordinary Citizen attended Social Business Day, which was held in Dhaka on the 28th of June, 2011 and writes about his experience. The premier discussion session was chaired by Nobel Laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus.
India: Judicial Verdict Vs. Public Outcry
Debolina Raja Gupta writes about the sensational trial of Maria Susairaj and Emily Jerome Matthew on the charges of cold blooded murder of Neeraj Grover. There had been a public outcry in India after Maria Susairaj was set free after serving only three years of sentence, the blogger informs in...
Guatemala: Photo Essay on the ‘March for Remembrance’
“In Guatemala, June 30th is officially observed as Armed Forces Day. But since 2008, the military parade has ceased to march through the streets of the historical center in Guatemala City. Instead, the March for Remembrance has taken over Zone 1 for the fourth consecutive year to celebrate what many...
Bolivia: Monitoring Politicians’ Twitter Performance
Every month, blogger Pablo Andrés Rivero monitors [es] how Bolivian politicians are doing on Twitter. For the month of June [es], he ranks politicians by followers (with Senator Canta Rek at the top) and by influence (looking at growth of followers, re-tweets and mentions).
Puerto Rico: Research on Public Art
The art blog Fractal [es] published the first part of a series on public art in Puerto Rico [es] by graduate student Edén Bastida Kullick.
Puerto Rico: Boricua Artists at the Museo del Barrio
In El Punto Es [es], Mariángel González writes about the Puerto Rican artists [es] participating in New York City's Museo del Barrio exhibition titled “The (S) Files.”
Puerto Rico: On Al Jazeera Documentary
In the most recent #EnProfundo podcast [es], the team and collaborators discuss the Al Jazeera documentary “Puerto Rico: The Fiscal Experiment,” among many other topics.
Puerto Rico: New Online Magazine
Yasta.pr [es] is a new online magazine whose goal is “to create an outlet to thoroughly discuss, dissect and investigate daily issues that affect us all, in a serious, fair and balanced way.”
Venezuela: Reflecting on the Future
Several bloggers like ‘Caracas Gringo’, Alejandro Tarre [es] and Miguel Octavio have reflected about Venezuela's future after President Hugo Chávez revealed he was undergoing cancer treatment.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Educational Double Standards
As the Ministry of Education seeks to have certain rules bent for the Prime Minister's daughter, Abeni says: “Rules ought not to be shifted to accommodate persons depending on class/status. It sends a terrible message… We often complain about the breakdown in society but then we facilitate and excuse our...
Cuba: Political Implications of Chavez’ Illness
“For several days, millions of people tried to decipher what happened in the hospital room where Hugo Chavez is resting. Because beyond the resilience of an individual, in that room is defined a part of the road map of this Island…”: Generation Y explains how “to care for Chavez is...
Trinidad & Tobago: Bloggers to Follow
Outlish profiles some of the top Trini bloggers.
Caribbean: Happy 4th
Regional bloggers send July 4th greetings.
Guyana: The Sounds of Nature
Guyana-Gyal is “sit[ting] in the verandah…and listen[ing] to the thousand songs of life.”
Denmark: Two Months of Rain in Two Hours
From an allotment garden in Copenhagen, Denmark, garden enthusiast and journalist Dan Larsen posts a humorously dramatic video on YouTube of extensive flooding after two months worth of rain fell in just two hours on July 2, 2011.
Cape Verde: Demonstration Against Violence
The organization of a peaceful demonstration against violence in Cape Verde, scheduled for July 5, has already more than 12,000 accepted invitations on Facebook [pt].
Brazil: Inappropriate Use of a Newspaper's Logo
Lino Bocchini, from the blog Desculpe a Nossa Falha wonders [pt] if the Brazilian MTV and its owner, Editora Abril, will also be sued by the newspaper Folha de São Paulo due to the use of Folha's logo within the same satirical context of the now censored fAlha de São...
South Sudan: Civilians in Abyei and southern Kordofan need protection
Dhieu Williams says Civilians in Abyei and Southern Kordofan need protection: “The allegations of ethnic cleansing in Abyei and Southern Kordofan suggests a no fly zone, similar to the one that has been implemented in Libya, is needed to protect civilians. A solution to the fighting in these contested areas...
West Africa: Cocoa – Two Figures Sum It Up
Nadia Khouri-Dagher observes in her article about the journey of the cocoa bean [fr] on afrik.com that: “West Africa represents 70% of world cocoa production, but only 3% of world cocoa consumption.”
