Latest posts by Nicholas Laughlin from October, 2007
Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago: Caribbean scientists
Barbadian Titilayo discovers a Trinidadian website on Caribbean Icons in Science, Technology and Innovation.
Haiti, USA: Identity check
An encounter with a fellow Haitian-American at a Florida airport prompts Peggy Brunache to muse over questions of identity and “the realisation of reality”.
Suriname: Photographing Fort Zeelandia
A visit to Fort Zeelandia in Suriname makes Trinidadian Taran Rampersad realise that “not all culture is as free as on the web”. He also posts photos of the fort...
Guyana: No to Buju Banton
Guyana's Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination condemns an upcoming performance by Jamaican dancehall performer Buju Banton.
Dominica: Dengue fever
Living Dominica describes “life under a mosquito net” as the island copes with an outbreak of dengue fever.
Guyana: Global warming and the day after
Hot weather makes Guyana-Gyal reflect on a possible day-after environmental disaster scenario: “bangbangbang thousands of foreign people banging on we doors…”
Guyana: Guns vs iPods
What costs more in Guyana, a 9-mm gun or an MP3 player? Guyana Providence Stadium provides some stark figures.
Anguilla: Equal rights for women?
Corruption-Free Anguilla wonders why Anguilla has yet to adopt the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Barbados: Blank search warrants?
Have Barbados police been using “blank, pre-signed search warrants” to raid the houses of citizens? Barbados Free Press examines the evidence.
Jamaica: Talking to Fragano Ledgister
Geoffrey Philp asks Jamaican-American writer and political scientist Fragano Ledgister a few questions about life, writing, and home.
Jamaica: Uncertain paternity
Jamaica and the World reacts to surprising news about paternity tests in Jamaica: a third of the men who take them discover they are not really the fathers of their...
Trinidad and Tobago, Canada: Profiling Kwame Ryan
AfriClassical offers a short profile of the Trinidadian classical conductor Kwame Ryan (who was born in Canada).
USA, Caribbean: Images of Broward Carnival
Photographically Yours posts a set of images from the 2007 Broward Carnival at Flickr.
Dominica: Thinking about volcanoes
“Dominica is home to one of the highest concentrations of volcanoes on the planet.” Living Dominica wonders if “we are overdue for an eruption here”.
Barbados: Photo tour
Cheese-on-bread! posts a photographic tour of central and eastern Barbados.
Trinidad and Tobago: Eid-ul-Fitr sweets
With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, Lifespan of a Chenette thinks of the many sweet delicacies that Muslim households in Trinidad will be preparing the celebrate the holiday.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Busybody PM?
Caribbean Lionesse wonders why St. Vincent and the Grenadines prime minister Ralph Gonsalves is so involved in the domestic politics of other Caribbean states. Is he a regional diplomat or...
Bahamas, Myanmar: Remembering Burma Road
At Bahama Pundit, Larry Smith muses over the parallels between the Burma Road Riots of 1942 and recent events in Myanmar.
Trinidad and Tobago: Not voting
With elections coming up in Trinidad and Tobago, Jeremy Taylor wonders why nobody talks about the right not to vote.
Jamaica: Images of Montego Bay market
Montego Bay Day by Day offers a glimpse at everyday life in Jamaica's second city, with photos from the Montego Bay market.
Trinidad and Tobago: Campaign-watching
It's election campaign time in Trinidad and Tobago. Guest-blogging at Izatrini, Manicou reports on the weekend's big political rallies.
