Stories about Cuba from May, 2006
Caribbean: What blogging is for
“Blogging … challenges the elitism that pervades the Caribbean and is a great experiment in the democratization of data,” says Geoffrey Philp in a thoughtful essay on the potential role of blogging in the region. “Blogging provides the kind of freedom that is anathema to many gatekeepers who want to...
Cuba: Accomodating Cuba
What approach should nations adopt in relation to Cuba? Pondblog crafts an argument from the following ingredients: an article by the director of the Council for Hemispheric Relations (COHA), a US State Department report on state sponsors of terrorism, and a quotation from former Czech leader Vaclav Havel.
Bahamas: Diplomatic ties with Cuba
It is “irresponsible politics” for Bahamas opposition leader Hubert Ingraham to say that if his party came to power he would downgrade the Bahamian embassy in Havana to a consular office, says Andrew Allen at Bahama Pundit. “Myriad Bahamian interests deserve representation above the consular level.”
Caribbean: Hurricane outlook
Over at the West Indies Cricket blog, Ryan Naraine cites the NOAA’s 2006 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, which says there is “an 80% chance of an above-normal hurricane season, a 15% chance of a near-normal season, and only a 5% chance of a below-normal season.”
Caribbean: The meaning of “excellent service”
Jamaican Francis Wade at Chronicles from a Caribbean Cubicle thinks about customer service in the Caribbean. “There is not a single island I have visited in which there is a local company giving excellent service to local people.” He tries to understand why, and congratulates the Sandals resort chain for...
Venezuela, Cuba: Chavez Vs. Castro on Google
Francisco of Caracas Chronicles has used Google's new trend graphs to compare search trends between Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro.
Cuba: The Tropicana
Qué Bola posts an atmospheric black-and-white photo taken at The Tropicana, the legendary night spot in Havana, noting that “The Tropicana is probably the one single constant that has existed in Havana from back in the 1940s until the present.”
Barbados: Will Cuban film be banned?
Barbados Free Press wonders whether Barbados will ban The Lost City, Andy Garcia's film about “Che, Castro and the Cuban Revolution”, which “is effectively being banned in many Central, South American and Caribbean venues.” Says BFP: “Apparently, there are many on the left who would prefer to remember Che and...
