Small News is Good News
Reading the island's newspaper, The Daily Herald, can be frustrating, because there is sometimes bad news to report and we residents have to face it, if we like it or not. But occasionally, news borders on the trivial in the most charming way:

Today one of the headlines dealt with a sick sea turtle which got airlifted to the larger French island of Guadeloupe to receive proper treatment.

As much as I sympathize with the health problems of amphibious life, it occurred to me that I must live in a pretty calm and pleasant corner of the world, if illness of a single turtle justifies a lengthily article (with photo of the suffering animal on a stretcher).

Runner up in "small news" is the recent article of an increase of the donkey population on the neighboring island of Saba, because a freighter delivered one (1) female with her foal. Both animals were shown in photos and their names supplied (which I don't recall...). The proud ship was listed as well and the captain quoted.

- posted by Jan @ 1:48 AM