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Yearly Archives: 2008

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  1. Jamaica: Local Fare

    Jun 18, 2008

    As global food prices continue to rise, Transition Sunshine is eating more locally produced staples and is surprised to learn that some Jamaicans consider them “slave food”.

    Tagged: americas, english, food, photos, roundups, economics, jamaica, cyber activism

  2. India: Price of fuel

    Jun 18, 2008

    To be or not to be.. on the pricing of fuel, price hikes and political play.

    Tagged: south asia, energy, india, roundups, economics

  3. Cuba: Hemingway History

    Jun 11, 2008

    The Cuban Triangle and Child of the Revolution weigh on on an article in the London Times which exposes the goings-on at Finca Vigia, the Hemingway house in Cuba: “I have…seen a docent offer to cut a page out of a book

    Tagged: americas, english, history, media, travel, cuba, roundups, economics, literature, diaspora, cyber activism, arts and 038 culture

  4. Cape Verde: Beer is cheaper than petrol

    Jun 4, 2008

    Pedrabika [pt] is getting surprised by the day about the rise in petrol prices in Cape Verde: “200 $ 00 for petrol, is that it? Even beer is cheaper. This way we'll have to start traveling on foot and continue ignoring

    Tagged: roundups, economics, portuguese, cape verde, sub saharan africa

  5. Kazakhstan: President Knows Roots of Food Crisis

    May 22, 2008

    Lena B-Va reports that Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke at the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Sharm-El-Sheikh (Egypt) and said that the main reason for world food crisis is speculation.

    Tagged: politics, english, food, roundups, economics, kazakhstan, central asia and 038 caucasus