Latest posts by Georgia Popplewell from September, 2006
Trinidad & Tobago: Snap election?
With the opposition party in a shambles and the newly formed Congress of the People still consolidating, will Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister call a snap election? Jeremy Taylor is taking bets.
Trinidad & Tobago: Private jet
The Manicou is indignant that Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister has been “previewing” a private jet, apparently with a view to purchasing. A government minister says the report is untrue — but the Manicou's not convinced.
Bermuda: Hurricane lessons
A Limey in Bermuda cautions against making hasty development decisions in the aftermath of hurricane Florence: “. . . it's perhaps not surprising that some people are calling for power lines to be put underground, a more durable connection to the East End, and a curfew. But do any of...
Barbados: World Ozone Day
Linda Thompkins reports that Barbados is one of the countries observing World Ozone Day on September 16.
Barbados: Authentic?
The Barbados Tourism Authority's new slogan prompts Eemanee to ask what is authentically Barbadian.
Bahamas: Non-Aligned Movement
“. . . For the first time we have an ideologically driven foreign minister who appears to have some latitude to set policy, whether by default or otherwise. And that sometimes means playing international games that can get us needlessly into hot water,” says Larry Smith in a post warning...
Cuba: Oil find?
Luis M. Garcia is skeptical about reports of large quanities of oil having been found off the coast of Cuba.
Trinidad & Tobago: Alcoa vs. Chatham
Jeremy Taylor weighs in on the “ugly confrontation” taking place between the members of a community in south-western Trinidad and a big company attempting to construct an aluminium smelter in the area.
Guyana: Jumbie intervention
Guyana-Gyal is almost disappointed that it was she herself — and not a ghost — who pulled the phone line out of her computer.
Barbados: Crime and boys
Titlayo is more dismayed than usual at the news of the shooting of two young men in Barbados.
Trinidad & Tobago: Galvanize
The blog of the Galvanize project, “a platform for presenting new work by visual, performing, and literary artists, and for provoking critical discussion of art practice and reception in the contemporary Caribbean,” announces that the programme's official launch will take place on September 14. The blog also features a schedule...
Jamaica: Philp book meme
Jamaican writer Geoffrey Philp takes up the challenge of a book meme. Among the things he mentions is an e-book dedicated to bashing his first collection of short stories!
Barbados, South Africa: Biko remembered
Barbados Free Press remembers the murder of South African activist Steve Biko on September 12, 1977.
Haiti: Conflict of interest in journal study
Erwin C. at The Latin Americanist links to a news item reporting that a study on Haiti published in the British medical journal, The Lancet, is being called into question because of the alleged conflict of interest of the of the co-authors.
Bahamas, Cuba: Bahamian friends
Rick Lowe questions the motives of a group calling themselves “Bahamian friends of the Cuban Five”
Bermuda: Hurricane Florence aftermath
The Limey returns home after waiting out hurricane Florence in Bermuda's capital. He's pleased to report that the damage is “nowhere near as bad as it was after [2003 hurricane] Fabian.”
Cuba: Non-Aligned security
Luis M. Garcia wonders if the tight security around the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Havana is to keep intruders out — or the delegates in.
Trinidad & Tobago: Smelter protesters arrested
The Rights Action Group T&T blog, which promotes and documents the work of a group fighting against the construction of an aluminium smelter in south-western Trinidad, is reporting that two residents of the area, a member of the Rights Action Group and a university lecturer were arrested in the early...
Jamaica: Hormone plot?
Afflictedyard posts two curious photos of slogans spray-painted on walls in Kingston, Jamaica, referring to what would appear to be a plot involving hormone therapy. “Hormone imbalance cause cancer and gay-ism lesbianism,” reads one of the signs.
Cuba, Various: Non-aligned with what
The members of the Non-Aligned Movement are meeting this week in Havana, prompting Jeremy Taylor to wonder whether the Movement's ideals might be more workable in theory than in practice.
Bermuda: Hurricane Florence
The Limey reports on the situation in Hamilton, Bermuda the morning hurricane Florence was scheduled to have passed by, and posts some photos.