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The utter shamelessness of Kevan Gibbs and the TT Guardian

28-Jan-11

Compare: Baby Doc Duvalier’s return evokes Haiti’s dark past – BBC (Jan 19 2011) Papa Doc first came to power in 1957, when he is said to have won free and fair elections. A popular figure at first, he became increasingly authoritarian and eccentric, keeping control of the country thanks to the sinister Tontons Macoutes [...]

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T&T media FAIL, Haiti edition

12-Jan-10

Dear Trinidadian media: the Haitian earthquake is the biggest and most important Caribbean story, bar none, of the moment and the year to date. What, exactly, is your excuse for your utter inability to update your sites to reflect this state of affairs, per the following screenshots (taken at approximately 8.55pm Trinidad time): Poor.

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Annals of appalling reporting, Trinidadians and alcohol edition

18-Sep-09

A friend forwarded me the following Guardian story, which was published on Friday with the sensational headline: Trinis drink more alcohol than water—Hospedales In a word, awful. In two words, bloody awful. Any more words and this post will no longer be fit for children. But as I am of late attempting to be constructive [...]

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