Janine Mendes-Franco · December, 2006

Latest posts by Janine Mendes-Franco from December, 2006

Bermuda: Government TV

As the Bermudan government forges ahead with plans to open its own television station, A Limey in Bermuda maintains that “watching TV to find out about Government services makes about...

22 December 2006

Anguilla: Convention vs. Corruption

Corruption-free Anguilla republishes an article by Indra Jeet Mistry, which calls for Caribbean governments to sign the UN Convention against Corruption – “the first legally binding, global anti-corruption agreement, marking...

22 December 2006

Barbados: Harold Hoyte Retires

“After 31 years, Harold Hoyte is retiring from The Nation News…the largest circulation newspaper in the country is still a major influence in Barbados – but it is no longer...

21 December 2006

Trinidad & Tobago: Parang in Paramin

Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago is Parang season (from the Spanish Parranda, meaning “the action of merry making” or “group of serenaders”): The Trinidad and Tobago News Blog posts video...

20 December 2006

Trinidad & Tobago: The Nutcracker

The Full Belly Project is a non-profit organization that designs and provides simple agricultural machines for people in developing countries: Taran Rampersad thinks it's “probably the best technology use” he's...

20 December 2006