Global Voices · Citizen media stories from June 2010

June, 2010

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Stories from June, 2010

29 June 2010

Jamaica: Bloggers Discuss Dudus' Extradition

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

Following his capture by Jamaican police, Michael Christopher 'Dudus' Coke has been extradited to the United States to face pending charges of drug and arms trafficking. "The President", as he is also known, issued a statement about his decision "to waive [his] right to an extradition hearing in Jamaica..."

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Japan: The Hero, Sakamoto Ryoma

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · East Asia

Confident, charismatic, and ever so dashing, Sakamoto Ryoma has always been one of Japan's favorite historical figures. Since NHK started to broadcast the historical drama series Ryōmaden ('The Legend of Ryoma') this January, a nation-wide Ryoma boom has exploded.

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Angola: Once Upon a Time in Roque Santeiro

Written by Melissa Mann · Sub-Saharan Africa

The development experienced by Luanda holds one of the most frequented commercial spaces in the city. The Roque Santeiro Market, that generates thousands of dollars a day, to account, is about to close its “doors” to reopen in a more dignified and modern area, in Panguila.

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Spain: The Prospect of Catalonia Competing On Its Own

Written by Marc Herman · Western Europe

The participation of the Spanish National Team in the 2010 World Cup renews the debate whether the autonomous community of Catalonia should send its own team to the international competition.

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China: Gamers need not worry over new real name rules

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

This summer will see the introduction of real name regulations for e-commerce entrepreneurs and online gamers. With a series of past failed attempts in China at implementing similar rules, one blogger looks at the logistics of real name requirements and doesn't expect these new regulations to stick.

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Philippines: Dancing Prisoners' Tribute to Michael Jackson

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

And they've done it again. Convicted criminals from Cebu Province in the Philippines danced to the tunes of the late Michael Jackson in a tribute performance marking the first death anniversary of the famous music icon.

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Updates from June, 2010

30 June 2010

Belize

Repeating Islands reports on a landmark court ruling “in favor of 38 Mayan Communities in the Toledo District”, which confirms their rights to the land surrounding their communities.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Barbados

B.C. Pires fears “there is a white elephant in the West Indian drawing-room.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Chile

Manuel Luis Rodriguez writes in the blog Coyuntura Política [es] about a mining project in Isla Riesco (Riesco Island) in the Magallanes region. He says that about 50 NGOs and 12 international entities signed a statement against the project because it endangers the flora and fauna of the island and could also affect tourism.

• Silvia Viñas

Cape Verde

In an interview for blog Café Margoso [pt], musician Bau shares his dream of creating a music school for the children of Cape Verde. The artist says that because he is based in “such a small country”, he finds many restrictions to the possibilities of growing as an artist.

• Sara Moreira