Global Voices Online

“Tourism has become the life blood of most of the Caribbean countries and it needs to be re-energized”: Living in Barbados wonders whether the region can be proud of its tourism offering.

Caribbean Man lists ten reasons to live in Dominica.

Blogging from Barbados, Notes From The Margin reports that Eastern Caribbean territories are bracing for large waves as a result of “a deep low pressure centre that spawned tornadoes and thunderstorms across the US earlier this week.”

Barbadian blogger Cheese-on-bread! congratulates David Paterson on his imminent position as Governor of New York, saying: “He is the first black man (he’s also of Dominican heritage) to do so.”

“The head of the Child Abuse Prevention unit said there has been an increase of about 30 percent of reported cases of child abuse in Dominica”: Dominica Weekly offers advice on what to do if you think a child may be abused.

Grinding poverty? Au contraire - Steve's Dominica thinks the Nature Island has grinding greenery: “A lushness that hits you in the face hard every day…I know where'd I rather be.”

Steve's Dominica says the choice between investing in an oil refinery or geo-thermal energy on the Nature Island is a no-brainer.

“Dominica is still at a primitive stage when it comes to information technology,” writes Dominica Weekly, providing some tips on how to “recognize the disadvantages the information age brought to our daily work ethics.”