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Jeremy Taylor at the Caribbean Beat Blog looks forward to seeing what the Caribbean arts festival Carifesta 2006 has in store. “I still remember the excitement of the very first Carifesta in Guyana, in 1972, when it seemed that the whole of Georgetown was taken over by musicians, poets, dancers, actors, painters, singers, artists of every sort from every corner of the region. Nothing quite like it had ever happened before; much of the work was ground-breaking and truly exciting; suddenly we all began to understand what people in other Caribbean countries were thinking and doing, and the buzz of discovery and exchange seemed like the start of a new age.”
When Guyana-gyal meets a widow and her two children at a charity luncheon, her thoughts turn to the plight of women. “So many women, waiting quiet, quiet, for donations. How many got a skill? I wonder if they only aim in life as young girls was to marry, have children. Nobody teach them more. Nobody ever tell them that they husband might leave…either die or walk away.”
Jebratt and Geoffrey Philp remember slain Guyanese teacher, writer and political activist Walter Rodney, on the day of his birthday.
Trinifood visits a Jamaican restaurant in London and treats us to a mouthwatering review.
Oil Wars has a post on the recent settlement between the Venezuelan government and British magnate Lord Vestey who had owned land there, describing it as “the type of news that tends not to get much attention in the opposition controlled media.” Venepoetics ends a literature-infused post by quoting Edmund Wilson: “It is all too easy to idealize a social upheaval which takes place in some other country than one's own.”
Prepping a show featuring writer and performer Tony Hendra, whose daughter once accused him of molesting her sexually, Sweet Trini, who works at a public station in Washington DC, has her “least favourite prep ever. and my least favourite ethical call ever.”
In a post entitled, “Me, a Citizen Journalist?” (ES) Juan Arellano posts a screenshot of a photograph of his which was featured on the Citizen Journalism section of the major daily, El Comercio. Peruvian blogger Juan Carlos Lujan (ES) has been largely responsible for El Comercio's promotion of citizen journalism.
Chemical Generation Singapore thinks that Thai opposition's decision to boycott the coming snap elections is a strategic miscalculation and bad for democracy.
Jove Francisco asks if whether the Philippine press corps' decision to dress “up” or “down” reflects their level of respect for the President.
Burma Underground discusses the hypocrisy of the U.S. government opposing the Myanmar junta while denying thousands of Myanmar refugees resettlement in the U.S. because of purported “material support” to terrorists.
What the f***? A african man again...why people want to deleted on the worldwide Africans or Black mens?!... Really outrageous. France is maybe...
"Tsai's interview with the Washington Post, in which he claimed that the June 4 Massacre (Tiananmen Square) did not happen." Any responsible,...
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As they say here, Morsy is the first presidential candidate ever to run for presidency against his will, and people...