Global Voices Online

“Most countries in the Caribbean region have had a long experience of peace with other nations; however, we find that we are increasingly ‘at war' amongst ourselves”: Living in Barbados examines the reasons behind the region's spiraling crime rate.

“Each time I walk over the Chamberlain Bridge…I glance over the side, hoping to catch sight of a hawksbill turtle paddling about in the waters below”: Gallimaufry considers going swimming with the turtles.

The current crime wave in the Bahamas has many people citing a need “to turn to God” - Nicolette Bethel refers to studies which suggest that “the higher the religiosity of any society, the more violent that society is.”

“Africa needs not only better leaders, human rights, respect for others. It needs a freer Europe, to be more respected by the West and… globalization”. David Dinis talks about the summit that will gather the 7-nation European Union and the 53-member African Union this Saturday in Lisbon at O Insubmisso [pt].

Darachan is looking forward to a concert by Korean girl band BabyVox.

A blog training session is being organized for people living with disabilities in Cambodia.

An article in the Washington Post describes Japanese bloggers as the “humble giants of the web”, a characterization which blogger Adamu at Mutant Frog Travelogue blasts for its inaccuracies and stereotypes. He writes: “this dichotomy of Japan as meek navel gazers and Americans as gung-ho self-branding showoffs is totally false”, citing examples of plans for web censorship in Japan and the recent “Terabutadon incident“.