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“It costs the efforts of many to deliver a piece of truth to the masses,” comments Mehedi Rahman on the recent verdict of the Bangladesh supreme court to reopen the censored photo exhibition titled “crossfire“, which depicts the extra-judicial killings in the country.
“The artists will convert 15 buildings on the current eyesore list into splashes of color depicting Bahamian themes”: Repeating Islands reports that the Bahamas will be transforming “more than a dozen historic and prominent downtown buildings into vibrant works of art.”
“I was pleasantly surprised to learn that over the weekend a ‘Donkey Wedding' was held in a North Leeward village…the groom was forced to make an honest ‘lady' of the buxom donkey with whom he allegedly had sexual relations. Some friends have scoffed at it calling it village silliness”: St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Abeni suggests that “it is really society's way of heaping scorn on persons who had committed distasteful acts.”
Tim Muth writes about the national campaign against dengue fever in El Salvador, where 1965 cases have been reported during the first 70 days of the 2010.
Accidents during Holy Week in the Dominican Republic traditionally have increased, and Aneudy Santos of Duarte 101 [es] notices that some politicians provide safety recommendations in public service announcements, which double as political campaigning.
“I am always hesitant to go to a zoo, since I always feel that animals should be kept on reserves if not in their natural habitat. That being said, I liked the way that this zoo used the natural landscape, working around the trees and hills to create the enclosures and pathways”: MEP Caribbean Publishers pays a visit to Trinidad's Emperor Valley Zoo.
Diaspora blogger Signifyin' Guyana has a message for the U.S. Census Bureau - she's “G-U-Y-A-N-A-A-F-R-O-C-A-R-I-B-B-E-A-N!”
Sao Darly posts pictures of bargain products for sale at Talat Sao or Morning Market in Vientiane, Laos.
Google and McAfee reported that cyberattacks targeting critics of bauxite mining in Vietnam could be coming from forces which are close to the government of Vietnam.
Lebanese Inner Circle reports on the news that fiber optics will soon be utilized in Lebanon to provide easier international calls as well as an increase in internet speeds by 10 to 20 per cent.
I strongly believe this is the real reason for the Mauritanian government striking a deal to settle the dispute with...
Miran, I love this post. I live in Qatar and to be honest, all you ever see is girls ignoring...
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==> As Africans we need to let go of our victimhood, inferiority complex & acceptance of the mediocre. We deserve...