Latest posts by Nicholas Laughlin from February, 2008
Guyana: Warning poem
Signifyin’ Guyana posts “the angels warn”, a poem by Guyanese writer Balwant Bhagwandin, and notes, “The recent history-making violence in Lusignan makes the warning prophetic and urgent.”
Jamaica: Staring at strangers
Does it seem that Jamaicans like to stare at strangers? Moving Back to Jamaica explains why that might be.
Barbados: Press pays attention to blogs
A leading Barbados newspaper runs an editorial on “The Blogging Phenomenon”; Living in Barbados offers an analysis of the coverage.
Trinidad and Tobago: Reading Andy Ganteaume
Jamaican writer Geoffrey Philp takes at look at the recently published memoirs of Trinidadian cricketer Andy Ganteaume — who scored a century in his one and only Test match, 60 years ago, then never played Test cricket again.
Trinidad and Tobago: Carnival art
Trinidad's art galleries are filled with Carnival-themed work right now, says SexyPink, but is it just aimed at tourist dollars? “We have to reach inside ourselves and pull out much more.”
Barbados: Police ignoring drug dealers?
Barbados police go after drug users, including tourists, but ignore the dealers, says Barbados Free Press. Why?
