Latest posts by Georgia Popplewell from April, 2006
Trinidad & Tobago: Opposition Leader sentenced
Caribbean Free Radio links to a newsflash from a Trinidad & Tobago daily stating that Basdeo Panday, the country's Opposition Leader has been found guilty of “deliberately failing to disclose...
Brutal murder of Guyanese government minister sends shockwaves
“The news that the Guyanese Minister of Fisheries, Crops and Livestock, Satyadeow Sawh, was brutally gunned down at his home along with his brother, sister and bodyguard early Saturday morning...
Caribbean: Bureaucracy kills & biofuel
Taran Rampersad is starting a “death and injury counter” in response to the region's lack of action in the area of disaster preparedness. “My theory is that all the bureaucracy...
Cayman Islands: Residency for sale?
“According to very unconfirmed sources, the Cayman Islands government may be looking into a way to sell permanent residency and/or status – this time above the table,” writes Cayblogger, who...
Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica: US Army Bases
A Flickr photoset prompts Mad Bull to satisfy his curiosity – whetted years ago in Lit. class — about the presence of US army bases in Trinidad and Jamaica.
Barbados: We want biotech
Barbados is trying to attract biotech firms, but Barbados Free Press thinks they should find a more efficient way of spreading the word than through PR newswire services.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Violence against women
Abeni cites some alarming rape statistics from St. Vincent, and stumbles upon a web site organised by a group of men seeking to “raise their own and the community's consciousness...
Jamaica: Marley philosophy
Geoffrey Philp views Bob Marley through the lens of philosophies ranging from Joseph Campbell's to Caroline Myss’.
Haiti: In the news
Alice Backer rounds up Haiti-related news stories that have caught her attention lately.
Caribbean: What's going on?
“So what else is going on, this fiercely hot Thursday?” writes JT at the Caribbean Beat Weblog. He finds West Indies, the anniversary of the Bay of Pigs, and some...
Caribbean: French creole language
At the Pan Collective, Francine offers an brief treatise on the French creole language.
Guyana: Imaginary roads
Nicholas Laughlin posts the seventh instalment of Imaginary Roads, a series of writings on Guyana.
Cuba, USA: Hip-hop podcast
Episode #4 of the New York-produced ((Mi Barrio Radio)) podcast features tracks from hip-hop artists Orishas, Manu Chao and others.
Trinidad & Tobago: Sounds of burning bush
Caribbean Free Radio posts a short audio clip of the sound of bamboo bursting and other bush fire-related noises.
Trinidad & Tobago: Smelter news
At the Rights Action Group T&T blog, set up to aggregate the dialogue around a controversial aluminium smelter project in southern Trinidad, an article on the non-attendance of a the...
Trinidad & Tobago: Best football fans?
Does Trinidad & Tobago's World Cup football team have the best fans? Stacy-Marie Ishmael thinks so.
St. Lucia: Crime on the rise
“The murder rate in Saint Lucia has risen again. One young man has been gun downed at about 5.30pm near the Bexon Bus Stand by what seems to be a...
Haiti: Cattle investments
“Rony was forced to bring the cow to market before it was time. Kind of like dumping all of your Apple shares, prior to the IPOD or all of your...
Cuba: Alternative radio workshop
Perspectivas in Movimiento announces (es) the Latin American workshop on “alternative radio in the fight for the emancipation of humanity”, in Holguín, Cuba, from May 4-7.
Caribbean: The standpipe
At The Pan Collective, Barbadian blogger Titilayo pays tribute to a Caribbean icon: the standpipe.
Barbados: Sugar cane industry
In GS's humble opinion, Barbados's refusal to abandon its sugar industry is a “smart move”.
