Global Voices Online

On the heels of a less-than-flattering U.K. documentary on Jamaica, Abeng News Magazine publishes one reader's view “that the Government…consider a few simple precautions before granting foreign nationals the tools needed to damage our fair land”, while including this caveat: “We do not support encumberment of media workers.”

Syria News Wire takes a look at how Syria's First Lady Asma Al Assad is portrayed in a UK paper.

Lova writes about a community radio project to be run by Radioactive and Foko in Madagascar.

Trinidadian blogger Tattoo lists his “Top Five Michael Jackson Funeral Moments”, while Coffeewallah was touched by “Paris Katherine talking about her daddy being the best in the world and the love he had for them.”

Sleeping with Pengovsky tells about a recent incident where a cabinet meeting of the Slovenian government was broadcast by mistake, which has caused extensive debate in the country.

Twitter user dawn1o9 from Myanmar cannot access Gmail and G-talk ever since UN leader Ban Ki Moon visited the country.

Both Repeating Islands and Haiti Innovation comment on a mainstream media article which claims that Haiti's HIV infection rates are down.

English Russia turns attention to a news novelty by printing regular news editions on the plastic bags you get when shopping.

Anup Kaphle wrote about his experience in Afghanistan in a post titled Helmand: A Nepalese View at The Atlantic. He compared the war torn nation with his homeland Nepal and found many similarities.