Latest posts by Skye Hernandez from July, 2008
St Vincent & The Grenadines: Don't Blame the Victim
And Still I Rise comments on the recent rise in the number of rapes reported in St Vincent & The Grenadines, and cautions those who say women's mode of dress is to blame.
Trinidad & Tobago: RIP Grace Dolsingh—The Fight Continues
Trinidad blogger Rights Action Group T&T bids farewell to a community activist, and asks in her memory that “the government reconsider its notion of development to include the needs of its people.”
Jamaica: Heat in the Dancehall
Several countries have banned Jamaican dancehall artists because of the violent, misogynistic and often homophobic content of their lyrics. Claude Mills.com discusses the marketing nightmare that this offshoot of reggae has become, and asks “Is Dancehall Dying?”
Trinidad & Tobago: Fashion forward?
Afrobella comments on the highly publicised all-black issue of Italian Vogue, and wonders whether it's a “one-time-only bone” to placate the increasingly loud chorus of complaints from women of colour.
Cuba: Ties with the US
Circles Robinson Online joined two Fourth of July celebrations in Havana, and finds history and culture make for a closer relationship than one would expect between Cuba and the US.
Puerto Rico: Independence, Anybody?
The occasion of the USA's Fourth of July celebrations prompts Gil the Jenius to think about why Puerto Ricans reject the idea of their own Independence.
Trinidad & Tobago: Embarrassment of Riches
The US President's statement that Trinidad & Tobago no longer qualifies for preferential trade status causes Four Fingers and a Thumb 2.0 to consider all the ways in which the twin-island republic is “too rich.”
Barbados: Tourism Threat?
Barbados Underground comments on a recent newspaper article headlined “No tourism threat from Trinidad”, and suggests the reality may soon be very different.
Bermuda: Hate Crime
Vexed Bermoothes applauds a Bermudan judge's ruling that recognised an attack on a gay man as a hate crime, “even though the law provides no protection for sexual orientation.”
Cuba: Oh joy!
Cuban blogger Ninety miles away….in another country and Why does the glass have to be half empty or half full?, from Trinidad, both find good reasons to delight in their world.
Barbados: Lonely Death
Barbados Underground draws attention to the plight of a woman who died at a US hospital this week. 49 year-old Esmin Green collapsed and died on the floor of a New York City hospital after waiting over an hour without receiving any help. BU asks whether this could happen in...
Cuba: A FARC Cry
Cuban blogger Machetera questions the timing of the rescue of French/Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt. And, she says, the comments of this high profile hostage show Ms Betancourt's experiences with the FARC guerillas, “left her with no greater understanding of the Colombian conflict than when she was seized on her presidential...
Trinidad & Tobago: Through the Mill
Four Fingers and a Thumb 2.0 shares a bird's eye view of an area in Trinidad where a steel mill is to be built and which, she says, has become the “epicenter of environmental protest” on the island.
Jamaica: Just a Cartoon?
A caricature depicting Robert Mugabe as King Kong gets the attention of Jamaican blogger My View of JamDown from Up So. Is it just a harmless political cartoon, he asks, or a racist portrayal of the Zimbabwe President?
Puerto Rico: Number Two
Gil the Jenius takes a light-hearted look at the news that Puerto Rico has fallen to second place in a world happiness survey.
Jamaica: Biblical concerns
A project of the Bible Society of the West Indies to translate The Bible into “Patois” and have it published, is getting much attention in Jamaica. Living in Barbados joins the debate.
Barbados: CARICOM at the Crossroads
As the CARICOM summit takes place, Barbados Underground discusses whether the region's leaders are up to the task of taking the Caribbean forward so that it could be competitive in the new world economy.
Bermuda: Mixed blessing
21 Square and Vexed Bermoothes wonder whether the high cost of the Bermuda Music Festival was justified.
Jamaica: Plastic pests
Long Bench addresses some aspects of the issue of pollution, and thinks Jamaicans should start by getting rid of the ubiquitous plastic bag—whether they like that idea or not.
Jamaica: Weeping and Wailing
Following recent remarks from commentators invoking the idea of Revolution, My View of Jamdown from Up So depicts, in a long and vivid post, what a Revolution in Jamaica would be like.
Jamaica: Gun Control
Jamaican blogger Long Bench objects to a newspaper's use of an image of a gun pointed at the reader, saying “Here we are celebrating the very weapon and skill that is also killing us.”
