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Caribbean: Online Reactions to Guyana Plane Crash

When news broke early on Saturday that a Caribbean Airlines flight had crash landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana, the regional blogosphere sat up and took notice. In its 71-year history, the airline had boasted an unblemished safety record until the incident.

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Caribbean: Reflections on the Rapture

Caribbean: Helping Haiti

Bloggers around the Caribbean react to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. Some appeal to the public to support relief efforts; others scrutinise how Caribbean governments and media have responded to the crisis facing the Haitian populace.

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Guyana: Outrage at Police Torture Allegations 2 November 2009
Caribbean, USA: Tributes to the “King of Pop” 26 June 2009
Americas: 5th Summit Reactions 20 April 2009
Americas: Eye on the Summit 15 April 2009
Caribbean, USA: Where in the World is Allen Stanford? 19 February 2009

Latest stories about Guyana

15 May 2012

Caribbean: Supporting Our Mothers

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Freedom of Speech, Human Rights

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…

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14 February 2012

Caribbean: It's V-Day; Can You Feel the Love?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Citizen Media

Love is definitely on the minds and in the hearts of Caribbean bloggers today; here's a quick look at how many of them are honouring the feeling that makes the world - and apparently the blogosphere - go round…

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3 January 2012

Caribbean: Looking Back on 2011

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Freedom of Speech, Arts & Culture

The regional blogosphere in 2011 saw a few territories, most notably Cuba, taking front and centre - especially when it came to digital activism. The rest of the Caribbean meanwhile, grappled with everything from homophobia to states of emergency, weathered hurricanes and questioned the boundaries of online privacy.

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7 December 2011

Guyana: Police Versus Protesters

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Freedom of Speech, Elections

A new president has taken his place at the helm of Guyanese government following the country's recent general elections, but while the incumbent party got re-elected, it also lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in nearly twenty years. In the wake of the postponement of election results, the national mood was edgy, but the violence unexpectedly came after the new president was already sworn into office. A handful of bloggers discuss an incident in which police confronted opposition protesters.

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2 February 2011

Latin America: Drawing Parallels with Egypt

Written by Silvia Viñas · History, Protest

As protests in Egypt continue, Latin American bloggers are drawing historical parallels with similar uprisings in the region and some are wondering: “Could it happen here now?”

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27 October 2010

Video: One Minute Jr video nominees for 2010 Awards

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Education, Film

The nominees for each of the 3 categories in the One Minutes Jr project competition 2010 have been selected. In each of the categories of (Self)-portrait, Inside-Out and One Minute...

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31 December 2009

Caribbean: 2009 Regional Roundup

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Ideas, Freedom of Speech

As Global Voices celebrates its fifth anniversary, the occasion has given us all an opportunity to reflect on why we do what we do and how our work makes a...

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14 December 2009

Caribbean: New Media & Celebrity Fascination

Written by Karel McIntosh · Arts & Culture, Technology

The fascination with celebrities has always been at a fever pitch, but in the current age of new media and consumer-generated content, it’s at an all-time high. While Caribbean bloggers do not tend to overly focus on gossip, they often tune in on the current story at hand.

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26 October 2009

Caribbean: Rethinking Online Publishing

Written by Nicholas Laughlin · Ideas, Arts & Culture

Caribbean bloggers imagine an online writing and publishing community using participatory media to overcome the difficulties of book publishing in the region.

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4 May 2009

Caribbean: On Press Freedom

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Ideas, Freedom of Speech

Yesterday - May 3 - was World Press Freedom Day - declared by the United Nations General Assembly in order to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press. Many Caribbean bloggers noted the significance of the occasion in their posts...

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Updates about Guyana

15 May 2012

English

Demerara Waves acknowledges the passing of “internationally acclaimed artist and sculptor, Philip Moore”, who was perhaps best known for sculpting the 1763 Monument, a tribute to Cuffy, a former slave who is recognised as a national hero in Guyana.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

6 February 2012

English

“Every morning then, without fail, the clown put on she joie de vivre and tumble out”: Guyana-Gyal tries to keep a smile on her face despite her mother's diagnosis.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

3 February 2012

English

Barbados Underground has been “following closely what is happening to the man we have dubbed the ‘Fearless Journalist’ Professor Freddie Kissoon,” adding: “The silence of regional media and governments is unacceptable on this matter.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

26 January 2012

English

Bloggers report on protests against the firing of journalist and lecturer Freddie Kissoon from the national university, here and here.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

25 January 2012

English

“The government and its sycophantic outliers may argue from now until the cows come home that the days of Burnham are over, but this is essentially Walter Rodney redux…”: The Minority Report adds its voice to the outcry over the firing of Freddie Kissoon from the University of Guyana.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

24 January 2012

English

Bloggers report on the recent firing of journalist and political science lecturer Freddie Kissoon from the University of Guyana.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

20 January 2012

English

Repeating Islands notes that “in a history making moment, the promotion of Guyana’s first female Colonel was today announced. She is the region’s first serving female colonel.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

12 January 2012

English

“I’s afflicted with the kinda cringing-minging-tiptoeing timidity that people don’t take seriously”: Guyana-Gyal “decide[s] to embrace [her] Inner Coward.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

11 January 2012

English

“To invest, you got to pay your dues. Self-righteous people does call it ‘bribe'”: Guyana-Gyal is “balk[ing] ‘n’ squawk[ing] against paying the staff in the birth certificate office.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

28 December 2011

English

“Travel around coastland Guyana and you will see it too,” writes Imran Khan: “burglar bars, grillwork, heavily armed company security forces, reinforced doors, guard huts, watchmen, security lights, CCTV cameras.” He muses on the relationship between crime, underdevelopment, and political leadership.

• Nicholas Laughlin

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Guyana: Looking for Poetry

this is the time for the preservation and restoration of poetry.what is good poetry?what drives and motivates a poet?
easter is the season of the resurrection. a time for germination.
Please read ''Song for a St Lucian Bard''[for Derek Walcott] ...