Latest posts by Janine Mendes-Franco from January, 2011
Trinidad & Tobago: Lack of Leadership
“Even by Trini standards, it was a bad week for discipline”: B.C. Pires blogs about “legalized lawlessness”.
Cuba: Dangerous Days
Laritza Diversent says that “a typical Cuban day is synonymous with a journey full of dangers…because one must resort to illegal activities in order to survive.”
Jamaica: New Court Date for Banton
YardFlex.com notes that a February court date has been set for reggae icon Buju Banton.
Guyana: Woman of the Year
The Guyana Groove explains why her choice “for Woman of the Year 2010 is Varshnie Singh.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Farewell, Sir Ellis
“He was a man of tremendous intelligence and class, eloquent and well mannered in his every appearance. And today, Trinidad and Tobago mourns one of our greats”: On the day of his state funeral, Afrobella blogs about the first time she met Sir Ellis Clarke.
Cuba: Layoffs Begin
“Her seventeen year professional life has been spent working for the government boss who, today, threw her out in the street”: Generation Y says that the government layoffs have begun.
Barbados: Mara Thompson Enters Politics
There's already a lot happening in Barbados for the New Year, one of the most interesting of which is that the late Prime Minister's widow plans to contest his seat – Cheese-on-bread! weighs in.
Jamaica, U.S.A.: Effects of Fireworks
“Nature is under assault from humans on all sides”: Diaspora blogger Labrish posts a requiem for the 5,000 blackbirds that literally fell out of the sky in Arkansas on New Year's Eve.
Jamaica: ‘Dudus’ Commission
As the Commission of Enquiry into the extradition of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, moves forward, YardFlex.com says that time is running out for anyone wanting to give evidence.
Trinidad & Tobago: Taxi Strike
“If Warner succeeds in legitimizing the illegal off shoot of public transport at the demise of law abiding members, how long before we are a completely lawless State?”: Plain Talk blogs about the first day of the Maxi Taxi strike.
Cuba: Three Kings Day
“In Cuba and possibly most Hispanic countries, the children would be getting up and opening gifts this morning. The gifts were delivered by the Three Kings”: My Big Fat Cuban Family blogs about The Day of the Three Kings.
Cuba: Eleven More
As 11 political prisoners remain in jail, The Cuban Triangle says: “In political terms, completion of the process would have several impacts…”
Jamaica: New Date for Banton?
Jamaican bloggers are waiting to see what happens with reggae icon Buju Banton's new trial date.
Guyana: More Than Abstinence
“The sooner we recognize that our teens are having sex, the sooner we can start acting like conscientious parents”: The Guyana Groove thinks that “where abstinence alone teaching has failed…learning about sexuality from parents is the answer.”
Bahamas, Cuba: Looking for Fidel
Bahama Pundit‘s Larry Smith goes to Cuba in search of Fidel Castro.
Trinidad & Tobago: R.I.P. Sir Ellis
Trinidad and Tobago's first President, Sir Ellis Clarke, passed away last week; Caribbean Camera has the details on funeral arrangements and how people can pay their last respects.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: The “What Ifs” of Earthquakes
“Are we really prepared or are we sitting ducks waiting for the worst?”: Abeni finds herself thinking about earthquakes.
Bermuda: Decolonisation?
Vexed Bermoothes explains why he is “very cynical about the UN’s Special Committee on Decolonisation.”
Jamaica: On Wikileaks
Active Voice maintains that “the single most important thing to have happened globally last year was Wikileaks.”