Jamaica is in a race against the effects of climate change, writes Advira Shand, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, with impact already evident in health, agriculture and the economy. Jamaica is still awash with national pride and celebration following the 2015 IAAF World Championships where its athletes, led by the famous Usain Bolt, dominated …
Investors, consumers and governments are watching the economy for signs of its next turn. Kevin Tan, 19, a Correspondent from Singapore, explores the background and drivers of the most recent changes. Stock markets around the world took a hit in the past week as investors from various financial markets began to sell off their stocks. This …
Femi Asu, a young Commonwealth Correspondent and journalist from Nigeria, has made it to the finals of this year’s CNN African Journalist Awards. He started his journalism career as a student reporter at the University of Ado-Ekiti. Today Femi writes for The Punch newspaper in Lagos. Femi has been a Commonwealth Correspondent since 2012, contributing …
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Young entrepreneurs across East Africa have formed a regional coalition of youth business organisations. It is called the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs-East Africa and includes 15 organisations from six countries: Kenya, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania and Uganda. The Alliance will encourage young people to start their own businesses, develop their enterprise skills and tackle …
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Market women, artisans, and members of Buruku Community in Benue state, Nigeria, participated in a free medical programme. Oluwafemi Ogunjobi, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, participated in and reports on the event organised by the National Youths Service Corps. Buruku is a riverine community, with prevalence of malaria, HIV and other concomitant infections. It has …
Statements of support have been made on behalf of people with disabilities, but as Obongifreke Friday, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Akwaibom in Nigeria writes, governments must provide educational opportunities that will help change attitudes about disability. A disabled person could be described as a person with permanent illness or injuries which makes it difficult and quite inconvenient …
The Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Working Group (CYSDP) was recently given the opportunity to promote the benefits of sport as a tool for development in two major events in Samoa. CYSDP is a network of youth practitioners in the field of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP). Its mandate is to promote …
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Femi Asu, a young Commonwealth Correspondent and reporter from Nigeria, has been announced as the winner of a prestigious CNN African Journalist Award. Femi, who today writes for The Punch national daily newspaper in Lagos, received the Ecobank Economics and Business category award at a gala ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya. Femi was one of 31 …
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Campaigning for the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) executive positions has officially begun. After receiving approximately 150 applications for nine seats, the CYC has formally announced the list of successful candidates. The selection process was based on the stated qualification criteria, and all nominations were reviewed in a transparent manner. The list of candidates, along with …
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Learning from history helps to avoid repeating mistakes of the past, but Tiloma Chandrasekera, 27, a Correspondent from Colombo in Sri Lanka, argues the first step is accuracy in reporting history. “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”― George Orwell As a young person in …