AyitiCherieConnexion summarizes Preval's inauguration and wonders (Fr): “Ever since the election, things have settled a bit in Haiti. Kidnappings have almost disappeared. Will Preval stabilize the situation, eliminate government corruption, crime, unemployment and feelings of resentment …? Will certain countries of the international community stop dividing and conquering so that the peace Preval hopes for can happen? … Will Preval be a fraud like other Haitian leaders?”
“It was high time capoeira were represented in the big screen in all its glory”, says Regina Scharf. She talks about a just released movie about the Afro-Brazilian martial art/dance. Watch Besouro's trailler on the Deep Beazil blog.
KnowTnT.com's Edmund Gall suggests ways in which clubs and bars can “do more to encourage responsible drinking.”
From the tobacco legislation to the carbon footprint post-CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago, Coffeewallah asks: “Has everybody in this country lost their cotton picking minds?”
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Taiwan: Science park expansion dispute
- I didn't notice that at first sight.
Thanks for kindly remind :)
- Thanks for the correction, done. :)
- Environment should not be sacrificed because of industrial development.
If the whole Taiwan ...
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