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15 May 2012

Caribbean: Supporting Our Mothers

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Mother's Day, celebrated this past weekend all across the Caribbean, was a hot topic of discussion with regional bloggers - or rather, mothers were. From posts of admiration and thanks to accounts of how women regularly defy oppression, it was a mixed bag, but one that mothers everywhere would have been happy to sample from…

9 May 2012

Trinidad & Tobago: Three Score and Ten

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Two Trinidadian bloggers - one living on island and the other a member of the diaspora - have come to the difficult realisation that their parents are growing old. In this post, they discuss the issue of ageism while sharing their mixed emotions and fears…

4 May 2012

Trinidad & Tobago: Getting Wired with Online News

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Lasana Liburd is a veteran journalist based in Trinidad & Tobago. Earlier this year, he launched Wired868, an online newspaper, which for the time being specializes in football coverage in addition to some news analysis/opinion. He speaks to Global Voices about this exciting project and the impact of new technology on mainstream journalism.

27 April 2012

Trinidad and Tobago: Watching Crime & Dangerous Dogs

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Two controversial topics are grabbing the attention of bloggers from Trinidad and Tobago: the recent arrest of the host of “Crime Watch”, a popular local television show and the proposed legislation against dangerous dogs.

21 April 2012

This Week in the Caribbean Blogosphere

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In last week's summary of the regional blogosphere, a young comtemporary artist from Barbados made the observation that the region is “more than the beach and coconuts.” Here's a round-up of what Caribbean netizens were talking about this week, with not one mention of beaches or coconuts...

14 April 2012

This Week in the Caribbean Blogosphere

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It has been another interesting week in the Caribbean blogosphere, with netizens discussing everything from crime to upcoming elections…

10 April 2012

Topics of Interest in the Caribbean Blogosphere

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The Caribbean blogosphere has been talking about an array of different issues over the last week or so. Here's a look at some of them…

9 April 2012

Trinidad & Tobago: Madness in the Ministry

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The curious case of Cheryl Miller, an employee of the Ministry of Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development who reportedly got into an argument with a senior official and, as a result, found herself being taken from her place of work to the St. Ann's Psychiatric Hospital, has caused a commotion in the Trinidad and Tobago blogosphere, with netizens insisting that the issue is not Miller's mental health but whether her employers breached human rights and industrial relations codes.

29 March 2012

This Week in the Caribbean Blogosphere

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Again this week, the regional blogosphere was dominated by talk of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Cuba. With reports of repression at an all-time high, Cuban bloggers were dismayed by the outcome of the trip.

Caribbean: Talking to Giselle Rampaul of ‘The Spaces Between Words'

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An interview with Trinidadian literary scholar Giselle Rampaul, producer of the literary podcast series The Spaces Between Words.

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