http://globalvoicesonline.org The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:31:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en © globalvoices.online@gmail.com () globalvoices.online@gmail.com() 1440 The world is talking. Are you listening? globalvoices.online@gmail.com No no http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/_p/img/badges/gvlogo-rss-144px.gif http://globalvoicesonline.org 144 144 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/10/dominica-abstaining-from-whaling/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/10/dominica-abstaining-from-whaling/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:42:43 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=45276 Steve's Dominica says that the government's abstinence at the annual International Whaling Commission vote on the resumption of commercial whaling is “a huge step in the right direction.”

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/10/dominica-abstaining-from-whaling/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/04/dominica-trinidad-tobago-the-new-cricket/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/04/dominica-trinidad-tobago-the-new-cricket/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:16:49 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=44954 Dominica Weekly links to a BBC Caribbean interview with FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner on the future of football in the Caribbean: “Mr. Warner feels that football has taken over from cricket and that it has a more promising future.”

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/04/dominica-trinidad-tobago-the-new-cricket/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/02/dominica-combating-high-food-prices/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/02/dominica-combating-high-food-prices/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:02:34 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=44797 Dominica Weekly has a few tips on how to survive the effects of rising food prices.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/02/dominica-combating-high-food-prices/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/26/dominica-banana-spat/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/26/dominica-banana-spat/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 12:55:43 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/26/dominica-banana-spat/ Steve's Dominica reports on “the ongoing spat between various banana organisations.”

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/26/dominica-banana-spat/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/30/barbados-false-pride/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/30/barbados-false-pride/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:21:46 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/30/barbados-false-pride/ “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.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/30/barbados-false-pride/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/24/dominica-10-reasons/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/24/dominica-10-reasons/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:49:47 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/24/dominica-10-reasons/ Caribbean Man lists ten reasons to live in Dominica.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/24/dominica-10-reasons/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/20/barbados-riding-the-waves/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/20/barbados-riding-the-waves/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:00:22 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/20/barbados-riding-the-waves/ 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.”

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/20/barbados-riding-the-waves/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/13/barbados-dominica-usa-congrats-to-paterson/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/13/barbados-dominica-usa-congrats-to-paterson/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:51:02 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/13/barbados-dominica-usa-congrats-to-paterson/ 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.”

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/13/barbados-dominica-usa-congrats-to-paterson/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/dominica-child-abuse/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/dominica-child-abuse/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:20:53 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/dominica-child-abuse/ “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.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/dominica-child-abuse/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/05/dominica-its-easy-being-green/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/05/dominica-its-easy-being-green/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:09:26 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/05/dominica-its-easy-being-green/ 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.”

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/05/dominica-its-easy-being-green/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/01/dominica-going-geo-thermal/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/01/dominica-going-geo-thermal/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:37:47 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/01/dominica-going-geo-thermal/ Steve's Dominica says the choice between investing in an oil refinery or geo-thermal energy on the Nature Island is a no-brainer.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/01/dominica-going-geo-thermal/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/15/dominica-information-overload/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/15/dominica-information-overload/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:26:16 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/15/dominica-information-overload/ “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.”

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/15/dominica-information-overload/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/14/dominica-going-green/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/14/dominica-going-green/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:33:16 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/14/dominica-going-green/ “Stores must spend a small fortune on black plastic shopping bags (Dominica imported US$1.3 million of plastic products last year)” writes Steve's Dominica, but says: “All is not lost.”

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/14/dominica-going-green/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/13/dominica-refinery-plans-on-hold/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/13/dominica-refinery-plans-on-hold/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:04:13 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/13/dominica-refinery-plans-on-hold/ Steve's Dominica is pleased to report that plans for establishing an oil refinery on the “Nature Island” are on hold.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/13/dominica-refinery-plans-on-hold/feed/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/12/dominica-oil-refinery/ http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/12/dominica-oil-refinery/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:50:16 +0000 Janine Mendes-Franco http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/12/dominica-oil-refinery/ Chris at Dominica Weekly writes: “I strongly believe that most Dominicans don’t realize the dangers of an oil refinery and how it can destroy the livelihood of many Dominicans. It’s so unfortunate…”

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