Latest posts by Janine Mendes-Franco from March, 2008
Jamaica: Teenaged Crime
“Apparently the crime rate in the region is the highest in the world for teens ages 15-17″: Jamaican Francis Wade links to an article that gives the details.
Guyana: Firsts
Guyana-Gyal gets “first”ed.
Bermuda: Going Green
A Radical in Bermuda shares some tips for going green.
Jamaica: Tunes
Jamaican Marlon James blogs about tunes he must have on his iPod.
Guyana: Rumours
Guyana-Gyal considers going into the business of rumour-mongering.
Bahamas: Creation Station
“There are none so blind as those who do not see,” writes Nicolette Bethel, as she blogs about Bahamian creativity.
Puerto Rico: Teachers
Puerto Rican blogger Gil the Jenius shares his thoughts about teachers.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Assault Charges
Blogging from St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Abeni is annoyed at the latest news that “another politician is facing charges of indecent assault”.
Cuba: 55
Uncommon Sense and Child of the Revolution blog about “the fifth anniversary of what has become known as Cuba's own Black Spring…”
Cuba: Absence of Ads
Circles Robinson says that “Cuba’s policy to live without commercial advertising is clearly one of the things that make it different.”
Barbados: Jewish History
Gallimaufry is interested to find that Barbados has unearthed another piece of its Jewish history.
Bermuda: Sunshine Week
Vexed Bermoothes, Politics.bm and Breezeblog all blog about Sunshine Week in Bermuda – and no, it's not what you think.
Bermuda: Citizen Media
Breezeblog keeps track of the annual State of the News Media Report from the Project For Excellence in Journalism and says: “The report notes the nature of news reporting on the net is changing significantly thanks to the influence of ‘citizen media'”.
Barbados, Jamaica: Law and Order
Barbados Free Press weighs in on reports that an estimated 20 percent of Jamaica's murders are committed by police officers.
Trinidad & Tobago: Guarding the Guards
Notes from Port of Spain asks: “Who will guard the guards?”
Trinidad & Tobago: Senseless Murder
Club Soda and Salt is saddened by news of Trinidad and Tobago's latest murder: “Ultimately, this man was shot for doing what so many of us lack the courage to do: taking responsibility for the children in his community, instead of just ignoring them.”
Bermuda: Freedom of Information
When it comes to Freedom of Information in Bermuda, Vexed Bermoothes says: “Sorry, press conferences full of spin, manipulated statistics, and avoidance of substance do not equal a transparent government.”
Jamaica: Corrosive Column
Francis Wade is left without words after reading a recent article in the Jamaica Gleaner that deals with US politics, “Jamericans” and race.
Jamaica: Dancehall
The recent Global Reggae Conference, held at the University of the West Indies, has Agostinho Pinnock blogging about whether or not dancehall music is Jamaica's “solution to civil society”.
Cuba: No Restrictions?
Child of the Revolution is hesitant to regard the news that “Cubans will be able to buy a range of electronic consumer goods without restrictions” as a sign of political development.
Guyana: Threads that Bind
“Sometimes we life is one unending seam, same colour, same strand, same stitch, not varying in size. Then suddenly the thread snap and…”: Guyana-Gyal discovers a “delightful variation” from her daily routine.
