Janine Mendes-Franco · December, 2006

Latest posts by Janine Mendes-Franco from December, 2006

Anguilla: New Anti-Corruption Blog

  12 December 2006

Anguilla has a new blog dedicated to speaking out against corruption and Adam applauds the effort, saying, “It's challenging to engage in conversations about changing public life when you're on a small island.”

Guyana: Manners Matter

  12 December 2006

Living Guyana reprints an article from The Stabroek Scene, which calls for an end to “fish market behaviour”.

Trinidad & Tobago: Venue for Carnival 2007?

  12 December 2006

“When the Grand Stand comes down, that single act will symbolise the end of an era”: Trinidad Carnival Diary is concerned that, despite the impending demolition of the traditional venue for Trinidad and Tobago's annual Carnival celebrations, the Minister of Community, Culture and Gender Affairs still has not announced alternative...

Jamaica: Encourage Entrepreneurship

  12 December 2006

Fwade cites entrepreneurship as a critical contributing factor to Jamacia's economy: “The truth is that educating another lawyer, doctor or accountant is unlikely to contribute much to our GDP. Narrow technical abilities are admirable, but nowhere near as vital to countries in which the large mass of people cannot afford...

Chile: Reaction to Pinochet's Death

  11 December 2006

On hearing of the death of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, Maegan la Mala notes that Chilean reaction has been “ranging from jubilation to mourning” and that “protests in the streets…have been met with water canons.”

Bermuda: Christmas Boat Show

  11 December 2006

A Limey in Bermuda deems the island's 2006 Christmas Boat Parade “a little disappointing” with a few exceptions – and posts a video clip of one notable boat.

Barbados: Anti-Corruption Legislation Needed

  11 December 2006

The Integrity In Public Life Bill and The Prevention Of Corruption Bill have been tabled for discussion in Grenada's Parliament and Barbados Free Press sees the need for similar measures at home.

Bahamas: Case Update

  11 December 2006

Nicolette Bethel refers to Lynn Sweeting's update about the case of the woman that the Bahamian police took into custody without allowing her to put on any clothes.

Trindad & Tobago: Smelting or Listening?

  8 December 2006

Jeremy Taylor wishes there were some way to “impress on a government the wisdom of listening” as debate rages on about the construction of aluminium smelter plants in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad & Tobago: Hops Recipe

  8 December 2006

A staple of the Christmas menu in Trinidad and Tobago is “Hops and Ham” – TriniGourmet warmly remembers Hops Bread as an integral part of her childhood and posts a helpful recipe.

Trinidad & Tobago: Jack Warner cleared

  8 December 2006

Manicou is incredulous over FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner's slap on the wrist regarding the alleged resale of 5,400 World Cup 2006 tickets, saying it “not only highlights FIFA‘s condemnations as being capricious, but shows that there are loopholes through which tickets could scalped.”

Bahamas: Funeral of Winston Saunders

  8 December 2006

Today is the memorial service for the late Winston Saunders, a Bahamian cultural icon. Nicolette Bethel wonders “How do you hold a memorial for a man who was so fully alive?” and writes poignantly about the loss.

Trinidad & Tobago: Review of “I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth”

  7 December 2006

Studio Film Club talks about Brazilian director Vicente Ferraz's documentary I am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth, which chronicles the making of the 1960s film Soy Cuba: “Interspersing shots from the original film – many of which are justly famous for their power and complexity – with interviews, Mr. Ferraz has...