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April 22nd, 2008

Dominican Republic test drives new metro system in Santo Domingo

lingua → mk · sq · pt · es · zht · zhs

People scream, yell and cheer as they see it pass: in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, the newest celebrity is the Metro transportation system. The city is buzzing at the new metro system which starting last Saturday began operating tentatively for testing to bring visitors to and from the ... 1 comment · »»

March 9th, 2008

Americas: International Women's Day Across the Region

Elia Varela Serra · 03:03

lingua → es · pt

Bloggers across Latin America celebrate International Women's Day and pay tribute to the hard-working, brave, and often, mistreated women from the region. Some honor particular women throughout history and others write about groups of mothers that defend the rights of others. For all, it is a celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. 2 comments · »»

January 8th, 2008

Americas: End of the Year Traditions

Melissa De Leòn Douglass · 14:45

lingua → bn · es

End of the year traditions across Latin America are varied, as many include local customs, the preparation of delicious food, and plenty of loud fireworks. This is a collection of how some bloggers spent their holidays throughout the region. 1 comment · »»

June 18th, 2006

Haiti: Telecom Wars

Alice Backer · 21:54

Digicel billboard, Martinique. By blogger Greg at InternetRapide.com. Jamaica-based Caribbean telecom giant Digicel has a presence in over a dozen countries in the region. Digicel officially launched operations on the Haitian market in May to much resistance from local private telecoms Haitel and Comcel but bloggers and other web commentators ... 18 comments · »»

June 6th, 2006

Global Voices, Caribbean Accents: report on Caribbean blogging roundtable

Nicholas Laughlin · 00:15

THE CARIBBEAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION (CSA), one of the major assemblies of scholars of the history, culture, and society of the Caribbean region, held its annual conference in Port of Spain, Trinidad, last week, with the theme "The Caribbean in the Age of Modernity: the Role of the Academy in Responding ... 3 comments · »»

January 31st, 2006

The Caribbean Single Market

Georgia Popplewell · 22:29

It's rare to find Caribbean bloggers across different islands talking about the same issue at the same time, but one would have thought that yesterday's historic signing in Jamaica of the document ratifying the Caribbean Single Market (CSM), might have created a little buzz. That, however, is exactly what it ... 9 comments · »»

January 13th, 2006

11 key moments in [Anglo-]Caribbean blog history

Nicholas Laughlin · 18:08

THE INTERNET ARCHIVE IS preserving copies of many early blog pages, but most bloggers are too busy posting to think about otherwise documenting what they're doing. The history of the blogosphere goes back barely a decade, but evolution has been rapid, and bloggers who were around just three or four ... 25 comments · »»

September 22nd, 2005

Spotlight Caribbean

David Sasaki · 08:33

Anguilla Eric Olsen has a post on Blogcritics.org about Anguilla's upcoming Tranquility Jazz Festival from November 9th to the 13th. Bob Green's Anguilla News covers American Eagles' recent announcement of more frequent flights from San Juan to the small island as well as the 2006 dates for Anguilla's annual Regatta. Aruba Aruba Girl, ... 4 comments · »»