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Boston 1775 (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Yesterday I quoted from the Massachusetts House records on that body’s vote on 8 Jan 1778 to put accused but unproven spy Dr. Benjamin Church on board the brig Friendship , which Joshua Winslow was supposed to sail to “Martinico.” However, the resolution that actually came out of the state legislature the next day said something different: That Doctr Benjamin Church be & he hereby...
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Just Me (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
I'm so ashamed to not have had the time to give full attention to this pageant as there are a slew of excellent contestants in this contest, I'm quite disappointed that time flew by so quickly that I don't even have the time to post that much on this before the finals take place, hopefully this will not be the case with Miss International and Miss World. On another note I hope these 3 pageants will...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
NEW YORK - Martinique has been named “Best Gourmet Island of the Year 2009” by Caribbean World Magazine, reaffirming its leadership position as the top Caribbean destination for culinary travel. This marks the second straight year that Martinique has received the prestigio
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Martinique has been named “Best Gourmet Island of the Year 2009” by Caribbean World Magazine, reaffirming its leadership position as the top Caribbean destination for culinary travel. This marks the second straight year that Martinique has received the prestigious award, which was presented at the 15th Caribbean World Annual Awards, held recently during World...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Martinique, the French Caribbean paradise that famously inspired several of Paul Gauguin's most celebrated works, will again take center stage of the Caribbean art world when it hosts the seventh annual Contemporary Art Market of Le Marin, November 27-29, 2009. Some 8,000 visitors are expected to attend the event and experience the latest creations produced by 100+ artists...
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Bordeaux-Undiscovered (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, the Empress Joséphine (1763 – 1814) appeared to know a thing or two about fine wines. France's first Empress had a vast cellar of First Growth Bordeaux at her residence Malmaison. The entire inventory of her cellar, handwritten in 1814, is on display at a new exhibit in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, along with a host of 18th and 19th century...
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Sify (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AP) — France's overseas minister is in Martinique to help the French Caribbean island revive its tourism industry, slammed by a monthlong labor strike earlier this year.
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A Canto A Day (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The latest extract I've read from Modern Criticism and Theory is that by Frantz Fanon, from Black Skins, White Masks (1952 - but not published in English translation until 1967), a section headed "The Negro and Language". This is the first extract I've read in this collection on the theme of post-colonialism. The subject was barely on the radar when I was at university, but reading the essay...
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Gridskipper (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Martinique [Photo by kaysha/Flickr] ·France looking to boost tourism in Martinique [AP] ·Gwyneth Paltrow-approved foodie-recommended eateries around the globe [GOOP] ·Solo travelers banding together...
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Brooklyn Heights Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Heights Chateau at 123 Atlantic Avenue is hosting a tasting of various rhums from J.M. Rhum tonight starting at 7pm. There will be information on how the rhums are produced as well as tastings of the following: two Martinique whites, Clément V.S.O.P., J.M. V.S.O.P., J.M Gold, two Hors d’Age - Cuvée Homère Clément & [...]
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Two albums have recently exploded into my inbox that are strong contenders for the "Best of" list for '09. Ironically, they are "albums" made in the '60s-'70s in lands overseas and from other time zones than Brooklyn.
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
This week, two of the most prestigious French literary prizes were awarded to two French-speaking authors of African descent: The French-speaking Caribbean blogosphere has been buzzing over this double satisfaction, in this post from Haiti, this one from Guadeloupe and this one from Martinique [Fr].
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Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961), was born in the Caribbean island of Martinique and served in the French Overseas Service as a psychiatrist in Algeria. He would join the FLN and write for the liberation movement newspaper. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Speech by Frantz Fanon at the Congress of Black African Writers, Rome, 1959 Wretched of the Earth Reciprocal Bases of National Culture...
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katrina's reads (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
I love folktales so when this was offerred as a bookring on bookcrossing I jumped at the chance to read it. The folk tales are from Chamoiseau's home island Martinique. I started off loving this book and each tale, by the end I was enjoying the folktales less I'm not sure if this was the tales themselves which didn't grip me as much or if I had just overdosed in too short a space of time. I'm not going...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Blogger Imaniyé from Martinique reports the creation of a Facebook group [Fr] by people who are eager to defend the rights of Martinicans to comb their hair as they want and above all to twist it into dreadlocks, without being discriminated against.
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