Latest posts by Janine Mendes-Franco from August, 2009
Guyana, Barbados: Barbadians First
Repeating Islands reports that The Council for Hemispheric Affairs has weighed in “on the heated dialogue that has ensued after the compulsory deportation of Guyanese nationals from Barbados…”
Trinidad & Tobago: The Spin Factor
B.C. Pires is following the Commission of Enquiry into Trinidad and Tobago's construction sector and notes that: “The legal costs of UdeCott and Calder Hart are being met entirely by...
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago: Economic Outlook
In light of Standard & Poor's low financial rating for Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago blog The Liming House predicts: “If economic conditions in Jamaica and the Caribbean get much worse,...
Bermuda: Addressing Inequality
Catch a fire is interested in “what the Government has done, or should do, to address the continuing racial inequalities in Bermuda.”
Cuba: The “Maleconazo”
Cuba's Generation Y takes a walk in the area “where, fifteen years ago, the social outbreak known as the ‘Maleconazo’ happened”, observing that “people’s faces seem less convinced, than they...
Haiti: Honduras Parallels
Wadner Pierre posts an article by Haiti Liberte which examines the “uncanny similarity between the June 28, 2009 coup d'état against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and that of February 29,...
Suriname: On Art
Paramaribo SPAN posts an interview with Surinamese artist Kurt Nahar.
Trinidad & Tobago: LGBT Rights
“Just a few years ago, the courts in Trinidad & Tobago were not a place GLBT people looked to with much hope of justice on matters of sexual orientation”: gspottt...
Jamaica: Falmouth Pier
Snailwriter is convinced that the construction of a cruise ship pier in Falmouth, Jamaica will not only “bring very small economic benefits…by way of short term, low level jobs. It...
Trinidad & Tobago: Movie-Making
“Trinidad and Tobago has many things going for it as an ideal location for making movies apart from rebates and government bureaucracy”: This Beach Called Life lists the twin island...
Bahamas: The Public's Right To Know
“The debate over the port relocation, the harbour dredging and the future of Saunders Beach gradually ratcheted into a controversy and has now turned into a raucous political brawl,” writes...
Barbados: Slow Speeds
After considerable testing, Barbados Free Press concludes that “both broadband and dial-up access to [the blog's] website is being ‘throttled’ on a rotating basis by Barbados-based Internet providers.”
Bermuda: Challenging the Status Quo
“Why is it that when it comes down to that final vote Bermudians get scared and stick with the status quo?”: 21 Square examines the island's political climate, while Bermuda...
Jamaica: Doping Hearings
Girl With a Purpose learns that the doping hearing of the Jamaican athletes whose urine samples tested positive for a banned substance “ended prematurely”, while YardFlex.com confirms that the track...
Suriname: Messenger of Art
“He is going to get more ammo, to spread the word that a lot of good stuff is happening here in Suriname”: Paramaribo SPAN interviews visual artist Roberto Tjon A...
Bahamas: Thinking About Democracy
Attending a recent seminar on democracy and globalization makes Bahamian blogger Nicolette Bethel realize that “it’s time we gave some thought to what that means for us — and by...
Barbados: Crop Over
Repeating Islands gives us the scoop on this year's Crop Over celebrations in Barbados.
Trinidad & Tobago: Tourist Attack
This Beach Called Life refers to a U.K. travel advisory on Trinidad and Tobago which “doesn’t even take into account the recent brutal attack on an elderly British couple in...
Jamaica: Athletes & JADCO
Girl With a Purpose is still tracking the story of the athletes that have tested positive for a banned substance, noting that they were scheduled to appear before the Jamaican...
Bahamas, Puerto Rico: Education Failing?
Rick Lowe at Weblog Bahamas and Puerto Rico's Gil the Jenius both take a look at the challenges facing education in their respective countries.
Trinidad & Tobago: Do The Right Thing
“Are our leaders more focused on pappyshowing for an international audience than doing the right thing by us here at home?”: Trinidad and Tobago's gspottt contends that “on the question...
