Trinidad & Tobago: Turtle Crushing Incident Sparks Blogosphere Response
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
By Janine Mendes-Franco The news [1] of leatherback turtle hatchlings being crushed by bulldozers on a beach in Trinidad this past weekend has garnered international [2] media [3] attention [4] as well as concern [5] in the blogosphere [6]. The incident happened when the Ministry of Works [7] was attempting to re-route the Grande Riviere r... more
Views: 1405Caribbean: Talking to Giselle Rampaul of The Spaces Between Words
Region: Trinidad and TobagoWritten by Nicholas Laughlin Giselle Rampaul [1] is a literary scholar in the Literatures in English (LIE) [2] section at the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies [3] in Trinidad. Her research interests include the intersections between British and Caribbean literature, representations of childhood in Caribbean literature, and the work of the Trinidadian wri... more
Views: 917Trinidad & Tobago: Where's the Integrity?
Region: Trinidad and TobagoTransparency and good governance have been popular topics in the Caribbean blogosphere of late, thanks to stories on financial impropriety, concerns over massive spending of taxpayers' dollars and anxiety over freedom of the press. The latest debacle over integrity (or lack thereof?) comes from Trinidad and Tobago, where, in the last few weeks, a second attempt to establish an Integrity Commission has come to a crashi... more
Views: 2099Summit of Americas Ends With Lack of Unity on Direction
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
by Janine Mendes-Franco The much-hyped Fifth Summit of the Americas is now over, culminating with the Hemispheric leaders' adoption of the Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain - albeit with one signatory - the Prime Minister of host country Trinidad and Tobago, who purportedly signed on behalf of all participating leaders. This signaled to many a clear lack of unanimity on the final declaration, hardly surprisi... more
Views: 2508Video of President Obama Speaks at Healthcare Summit
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
Video of President Obama Speaks at Healthcare Summit. BARNES: Good afternoon. I'm pleased to welcome you to the White House Forum on Health Care Reform. Many months ago, President Obama promised the country that once in the White House, he would take the steps necessary to reform our health care system, not just because we should, but because we must. Today, the president begins to fulfill t... more
Views: 2985Trinidad & Tobago: The Laptop Incident
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
by Janine Mendes-Franco Trinidad and Tobago's Opposition Leader was recently suspended from Parliament for using his laptop without permission, but only a few bloggers seemed tuned in to the story… Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society posted a comprehensive roundup of mainstream media stories about the event, and as expected, The Extra Secret Blog of Basdeo Panday, which cam... more
Views: 2369GroundReport busca bloggers de Trinidad y Tobago para cubrir la Cumbre de las Américas
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
La plataforma internacional de periodismo ciudadano GroundReport.com busca bloggers y periodistas digitales nativos de Trinidad y Tobago para cubrir desde una perspectiva local la Cumbre de las Américas que se celebrará en Puerto España entre el 17 y el 19 de abril de 2009. GroundReport esta interesado en todos los formatos de cobertura digital, incluyendo vídeo, texto y fotografía. ... more
Views: 3549West Indies Elects To Bat Against India
Region: Trinidad and TobagoWest Indies have won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first ODI of the five match ODI series at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. West Indies have not included Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard as they want to play with the same side that played against Pakistan in the last ODI. India have left out Ravichandran Ashwin to included Amit Mishra. West Indies vs India Live Score ... more
Views: 1121The Storm
Region: Trinidad and TobagoA song of transition from one state to a next. The storm Jacket and tie and indecent proposal, My life your life at my disposal, Social groups are entertained by actions that are sometimes strange, but, Truth be told, the weapons they borrow, have no function in their tomorrow, Bibles, churches, Schools and classes, Preachers, Pastors drown the masses, Education still quite the same, De... more
Views: 1585The Truth about Cause and Effect
Region: Trinidad and TobagoAn experiential understanding about cause and effect that may leave you seeing a completely different world. What is the cause? In the past, I would have stated this question as what is the cause of a specific situation or event that I was experiencing, but in the learning and unlearning process that I have undergone in my life experience, Isee that there is not an identifiable first cause for anything in t... more
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