Latest posts by Georgia Popplewell from February, 2007
Caribbean: Marlon Samuels and the bookie
B.art and life, Barbados Free Press and the West Indies Cricket blog weigh in on West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels’ conversation with an Indian bookie.
Guyana: Marry for conversation
An encounter with a family friend reminds Guyana-Gyal about the adage about “marrying for conversation.”
Jamaica: Support for the Maroons
The Voice of the Taino People blog solicits support for the Jamaica Maroons.
Haiti: Political maturity
Alice Backer views Haitian — indeed, Caribbean — supporters’ throwing their support behind a single candidate in a New York City Council election as a sign that the community is approaching political maturity.
Grenada: Prime Ministerial apology to China
Ryan Patrick at the West Indies Cricket Blog posts the audio of the public apology offered by the Prime Minister of Grenada for the erroneous playing of the Taiwanese national anthem in place of the Chinese national anthem at a ceremony in Grenada.
Jamaica: Happy birthday, Bob Marley
Geoffrey Philp marks Bob Marley's birthday by posting a poem written in tribute to the Jamaican reggae superstar.
Cuba: Two cookbooks
She'll get to Cuba eventually, but in the meantime, TriniFood of the Can Cook, Must Cook blog reviews two Cuban cookbooks.
Trinidad & Tobago: Panorama 2007
Caroline.neisha at the Caribbean Beat blog paints a picture in Trinidadian English of the semi-finals of the Panorama steel orchestra competition, which took place this past weekend under dramatically altered circumstances.
Caribbean, China, Taiwan: A joint policy
At the Caricom Blog, Sir Ronald Sanders makes the case for the Caribbean to pursue a “joint policy” towards China: “Belize, Haiti, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and St Kitts/Nevis continue to recognise Taiwan while the rest of the Caricom countries have diplomatic relations with China. This division within Caricom...
Belize: Taiwan or China?
Belizean – The Belize News Blog publishes an article by Godfrey Smith analysing the benefits for Belize of establishing diplomatic ties with China rather than Taiwan.
Haiti: In praise of Barbancourt
Robert Miller at Haiti Innovation sings the praises of Haiti's famous Barbancourt rum, and quotes from an article which notes the role of Barbancourt in voodoo rituals.
Jamaica: Happy birthday, John Hearne
Geoffrey Philp marks the birthday of Jamaican novelist John Hearne: “He had to tread carefully, I suspect, as a white Jamaican who did not sound Jamaican, in a society that was changing rapidly and in which the privileges, which a generation before a person in his situation would have taken...
Jamaica: Police killings
In spite of the fact that five Jamaican policeman have been killed in as many weeks, bassChocolate finds it hard to empathise.
Jamaica: Paris-Brest-Paris qualifier
Francis Wade completes an 125-mile bike ride in Jamaica as part of the qualification process of the Paris-Brest-Paris race.
Cuba: No visas for American cyclists
Charly Morales Valido reports (ES) on the US government's refusal to grant US cyclists travel permits so they could contest the XXXII Vuelta a Cuba race, which takes place later this month. The 2003 edition of the race was won by American Todd Herriot.
Barbados: Foreign security force
Barbados Free Press views the manner in which the Barbados government plans on “ramming through” some last-minute legislation permitting foreign nationals to become part of the security apparatus being put in place for the 2007 Cricket World Cup as a warning sign “of a corruption of democratic principles that –...
Guyana: Where's the Indo-Guyanese culture?
MediaCritic notes a bias against Indo-Guyanese culture in a newspaper column purporting to report on Guyana's cultural scene.
USVI: Blues Festival
At the News of St. John blog, Frank Barnako posts a podcast featuring an interview with the organiser of the St. John's Third Annual Blues Festival.
Trinidad & Tobago: Hosay
Q the Creator at Snaphappy posts photos of the Hosay (Ashura) observances in Trinidad, which is celebrated by the Shi'ite Muslim communities in the districts of St. James and Cedros.
Trinidad & Tobago: Bach on steelpan
W. Lotus posts a video of herself playing the Prelude of Bach's Partita III (BWV 1006) on the steelpan.
Trinidad & Tobago: Hang them? Then what?
Jeremy Taylor gets to the bottom of the idea being voiced by many in Trinidad and Tobago that capital punishment is a solution to the country's ills — and explains why it's not.
