8 June 2011

Stories from 8 June 2011

Trinidad & Tobago: There's an App for that!

  8 June 2011

Mod Blog 101 says that it's “exciting times for Trinidadian iOS users” as “mNAV…the people who brought to Trinidad the Official Maps for Garmin and other GPS devices…are working with NavFone to create an app for us to have maps on our iPhones.”

Trinidad & Tobago: Taking Action vs. CL Financial

  8 June 2011

While Plain Talk applauds the action being taken against CL Financial directors “in the mismanagement of assets that led to the biggest bail out in this nation's history” he issues this caveat: “I hope that this is not just a show. If the purpose of this is not to recover...

Bermuda: The Issue of Independence

  8 June 2011

“Whenever a politician raises the notion of national independence for Bermuda there is a predictable flow of negative commentary”: Respice Finem suggests that it may be time for “an honest examination of our future constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom.”

Jamaica: Garvey's Reach

  8 June 2011

“Garvey's ideas, whether accepted or rejected, have played an important role in shaping our modern world”: Geoffrey Philp blogs about Marcus Garvey's influence.

Brazil: Jokes About Rape and the Limit of Humor

  8 June 2011

Rafinha Bastos, a famous Brazilian stand-up comedian, has raised significant controversy by declaring in a show that women who claim they have been raped are often ugly and should be thankful. The blogosphere has been discussing the limits of humor and political incorrectness.

Mexico: Journalists’ Deaths Go Unpunished

  8 June 2011

In Mexico Unmasked, Tim Johnson says that the 66 journalists killed in 5 years in Mexico “is an abysmal record and reflects on the weakness of Mexico’s state that the killers of unarmed journalists are rarely captured and punished.”

Guatemala: Social Networks and Political Platforms

  8 June 2011

Blogger Sakis [es] looks at the use of social networks as politicians prepare for September's legislative and presidential elections. He suggests politicians should use social networks as a platform to actually communicate with the people, not just a place to share links.

Taiwan: Kidnapped Fisherman Killed by U.S. Navy

  8 June 2011

Coolloud reports the protest in front of American Institute against U.S. Government by the Association of Labor and Human Right of Fishermen in Taiwan. On 5/10, the kidnapped ship master, Wu Lai-yu(吳來于), was murdered during an anti-pirate mission conducted by U.S. Navy near Somalia coast, whose body was buried at sea...

Macedonia: More Anti-Police Brutality Rallies Planned

Elizabeth Flock of The Washington Post's BlogPost and Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing write about the protests against police brutality in Skopje; more reactions to the disturbing situation are at Reddit.com; GV posts are here, here, and here. In Skopje, protesters are planning to resume the rally at 6 p.m....

Brazil: Firefighters from Rio on Strike for Wages

  8 June 2011

On June 3, a clash between the Brazilian Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE) and firefighters from Rio de Janeiro who were demonstrating against the lowest wages for their class in the country – R$ 950 (approximately $600 USD) – took hundreds to the prison. On Youtube, several videos by guardavidarj...

Azerbaijan: Conditional Freedom

On his new blog, Freedom in Azerbaijan, Emin Milli writes about the restrictions on his freedom since being released from prison. In particular, the dissident blogger and former prisoner of conscience says that he is unable to leave the country until the end of his parole, but that it “will...

China: Panda Diplomacy

  8 June 2011

Olivia from China Hush translated a local news story from Netease on the fate of giant panda under the Panda diplomacy in China.

South Korea: Protests Against High Tuition Intensify

  8 June 2011

Thousand of students and activists took to streets to demand lower tuition fee. The protests, which started as small-scale conflicts in Seoul's several universities, have spread to other major cities and continued for over a week now. South Korea's citizen/blogger news Wiki Tree consolidated [ko] Twit pictures of the protest.