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St. Vincent & the Grenadines: R.I.P. Roy Ralph

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:15:06 +0000

Abeni bids farewell to the late Roy Ralph, “the man who…epitomises Carnival” in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Assassination Plot?

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:47:15 +0000

Blogging from St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Abeni thinks that her Prime Minister “needs a bush bath.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Q&A

Janine Mendes-Franco — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:14:35 +0000

A National Day of Prayer in St. Vincent & the Grenadines gets Abeni thinking: “I would prefer if we had a well defined plan to tackle all the problems that are plaguing our island. No doubt the idea is well meaning but sounds like a cop out or unwillingness to believe that we have the answers to the questions.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Karma

Janine Mendes-Franco — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:14:55 +0000

Abeni, from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, blogs about Karma.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Government vs. Party

Janine Mendes-Franco — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:22:07 +0000

“Silly me to even think that Governments undesrstood the difference between parties and governments”: St. Vincent and the Grenadines blogger Abeni is seeing red.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Going Beyond the Call

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:59:09 +0000

Blogging from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Abeni shares her thoughts on cell phone etiquette.

Caribbean: Samuels Banned

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:01:53 +0000

Both St. Vincent blogger Abeni and West Indies Cricket Blog link to reactions about the banning of West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels after he was found guilty of breaking rules designed to stop players betting on matches.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Walking Shoes?

Janine Mendes-Franco — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:37:00 +0000

The rising cost of living prompts St. Vincent & the Grenadines blogger Abeni to say: “Seriously though, I find times are changing a little too fast for me.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Food Crisis?

Janine Mendes-Franco — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:49:02 +0000

Blogging from St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Abeni says: “Our Prime Minister has said there is no food crisis on our shores and that may be so. However, there is no denying that cost of living has increased sharply which means that shopping is becoming quite an art”:

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Safety Issues

Janine Mendes-Franco — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:42:47 +0000

As St. Vincent & the Grenadines' latest homicide makes the news, Abeni says: “It's a scary situation which seems like it will get worse before it gets better.”

Barbados, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago: OECS Invite

Janine Mendes-Franco — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:10:57 +0000

Barbados Underground reports that St. Lucia's Prime Minister has invited Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago to join the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and says: “We find the invitation to be interesting because the OECS is the only political union which has achieved some of level success in our region.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Flour Hike

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:20:41 +0000

Blogging from St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Abeni is concerned about the rise in the price of flour.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago: Crime Summit

Janine Mendes-Franco — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:21:07 +0000

Blogging from St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Abeni is “very interested in what comes out of the Summit on Crime” which opens today in Trinidad and Tobago.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Court Date

Janine Mendes-Franco — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:29:01 +0000

As the Prime Minister of St. Vincent & the Grenadines is scheduled to appear in court on charges of alleged assault, Abeni says: “Hopefully, we will learn whether this is the witchhunt of witchhunts. Meantime, views in the court of public opinion remain as divided as ever.”

Barbados: Riding the Waves?

Janine Mendes-Franco — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:00:22 +0000

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.”