Cable & Wireless gone sour

In case you haven't heard, earlier this month, Cable and Wireless official Donald Austin announced that the company was to be rebranded as LIME (Landline, Internet, Mobile, Entertainment).

You can read the story here to see what the new company will be offering vis-a-vis the former Cable & Wireless.

I'm neither here nor there with the rebranding, and yes, I know LIME is the acronym for the services the new company will provide. I'm just wondering if in our Caribbean context anything to do with 'liming' will be taken seriously.

In our part of the world, to lime means to relax, chill out, hang out, etc. Lime is also a citrus, and a sour one at that. Makes good lemonade though, but I digress...

I just think it's the kind of name that won't be taken seriously, and by extension the company won't be taken seriously. But hey, maybe after being a stodgy monopoly for decades they want to be seen as fun and hip. I can't wait to see how Digicel responds....

'Mama Africa' remembered

A memorial service was held today for South Africa's first lady of song, Miriam Makeba, who died last weekend while performing in Italy.

Musicians, poets and politicians were among the thousands who flocked to the service in Johannesburg and paid tribute to the 76-year old songstress.

On behalf of Cheese-on-Bread , I would like to extend condolences to Ms. Makeba's family, and also to the people of South Africa. Miriam Makeba's music brought attention to the scourge of apartheid and even though she was exiled as a result, she was an ardent campaigner against that divisive social structure.

For all you fellow fans, here's a video of Makeba performing her beautiful hit Pata Pata. May she rest in peace.



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Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State?

Hey, peoples. Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far.

I guess by now you would have heard the rumour that President-elect Barack Obama is considering Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. I guess it's a distinct possibility, since the two have been meeting in recent days. Also, he has tapped quite a few aides of former president Bill Clinton for his staff, so why not the former First Lady herself?

I wouldn't be surprised if it's true, since Hillary threw her support behind Obama after the primary and you all know how payback goes in politics. I'm still a bit rankled by some of her comments about Obama during the primary, but obvious Mr. President has gotten past that. It will be interesting to see how they work together, if the rumour is true. I could never be a politician...I can hold a grudge too long!

Anyhoo, having a Clinton back in the White House isn't such a bad thing. At least with this Clinton the most scandalous thing that might happen is that Michelle Obama has to sucker punch her for saying the wrong thing about the President. That Michelle looks like she don't play at all....


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