Latest posts by Georgia Popplewell from January, 2007
Jamaica, Colombia: Identity etc
In response to some questions posed to him in December, Jamaican writer Geoffrey Philp writes an open letter recounting a visit to a Colombian restaurant in Florida with his (part-Colombian)...
Jamaica: Political advice from Lifehacker
B.art hacks an article from the personal productivity blog Lifehacker about ways to become politically involved to make it relevant to a Jamaican audience.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Airline merger
Abeni holds out hope that the merger between the Caribbean airlines LIAT and Caribbean Star result in “an improvement on what obtains at present” — but only because she has...
Haiti: 10 essential writers
Baturrico posts a photo of a street side bookseller in Haiti and a list (ES) and a hyperlinked list of the “10 essential figures of Haitian literature”.
Suriname: Bird photos
Flickr user Dirk-Jan has a lovely photo set featuring birds of Suriname.
Jamaica: Thoughts on MLK Day
Jamaican Leon Robinson presents his thoughts on Martin Luther King Day (observed on January 15th in the US): “Though Martin Luther King Day is an American celebration, I think blacks...
Trinidad & Tobago: New smelter location, same story
Taran Rampersad drops by Otaheite Village in Trinidad, the site designated for the construction of an aluminium smelter after protests the community at the previously designated site brought a halt...
Cuba: Fidel's medical prospects
Cuba-centric blogs and bloggers, including Marc Masferrer, Luis M. García, Babalú and Ziva, are abuzz with speculation in the aftermath of an article in Spanish news daily El Pais about...
Guyana: Fear of a pen
GuyanaGyal's pen raises suspicions in a supermarket, which causes her to wonder about the source of the fear people in her community seem to have of pens and writing.
Barbados: New commercial for B'dos tourism
After receiving information suggesting that a new Barbados tourism promo appearing on US television may be sending confusing messages, Barbados Free Press posts a YouTube link to the TV spot...
Bahamas: Junkanoo and music
Nicolette Bethel presents a thoughtful essay deconstructing of some of the changes taking place on the musical front of in the Bahamas’ Junkanoo festival.
Caribbean: The WI's chances in the Cricket World Cup
Ryan Patrick posts of the West Indies Cricket blog posts an audio interview in which he describes the West Indies’ chances of winning the 2007 Cricket World Cup as “slim...
St. Kitts: A virtual airport landing
Travel consultant Simone Champagnie reports on her blog that she and a partner company in St. Kitts and Nevis have begun to use YouTube to share “virtual site inspection” videos....
Cuba: New TV channel
The Cuba Travel Guide blog announces ACN, a new Cuban television channel, designed to “bring press material and messages from Cuba to Cuban collaborators abroad, mainly in Bolivia and Venezuela.”
Puerto Rico: Religion? None
Eugenio Martínez Rodríguez gives a nurse at a Puerto Rican medical centre pause (ES) when he reveals that his religion is “none”: “On the other hand, I'm almost sure that...
Puerto Rico: Writers who blog
Eugenio Martínez Rodríguez is pleased (ES) to see that at least one Puerto Rican writer has a blog (or two), which doesn't prevent him from offering the writer a bit...
Bermuda: Bloggers featured in local paper
Bermudian Christian Dunleavy links to a Royal Gazette article entitled “Have you joined Bermuda's blogosphere,” which features four of the island's most popular bloggers (himself included). Philip Wells, one of...
Bahamas: Governor General's Youth Award
Larry Smith outlines the history of the Governor General's Youth Award scheme, which teaches young people “skills outside of the classroom such as leadership, self-confidence and teamwork.”
Cuba: Chino-Cubano
Following on a post in which she wondered about the existence of an authentic Caribbean-Chinese cuisine, TriniFood learns of the existence of “Chino-Cubano” (Chinese-Cuban) cuisine.
Jamaica: 30 years on, critique still holds water
The latest installment in Geoffrey Philp's “In My Own Words” series, which focuses on Caribbean writers, is a critique of the Caribbean's failure to give recognition to the arts written...
Cuba: Mother of Guantánamo prisoner
Zenia, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, posts a photograph of a woman holding a postage stamp-sized photo of a man, with the caption (ES): “Zhora Zewawi, mother of a prisoner...
