GROKLAW reports that Peru has passed a bill encouraging the procurement of Free Software by the government. An English translation of the bill itself is also available at the Asociación Peruana de Software Libre.
Now Is Wow Too says the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister's position on gay rights “leaves much to be desired”.
Discuss SVG “question[s] the foundation” of violence against women in Caribbean societies.
West Indian bloggers wax poetic about the amazing test century by cricketer Adrian Barath.
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