With financial strains facing both Britain and the United States, perhaps it would be cheaper to defend against threats on home soil rather than abroad, writes Ryan Bachoo, a  21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. There are damning indicators that suggest Britain’s business of war in the Middle East may be coming to a quick and …

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With financial strains facing both Britain and the United States, perhaps it would be cheaper to defend against threats on home soil rather than abroad, writes Ryan Bachoo, a  21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. There are damning indicators that suggest Britain’s business of war in the Middle East may be coming to a quick and …

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In Barbados, as in many other countries, sexual harrassment in the workplace remains a serious problem. Leigh Ann-Worrell, a 23-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from St Thomas interviews three women about their own personal experiences. Sexual harassment. It is possibly one of my biggest pet peeves. On the receiving end or not, it incenses me. However, there is something …

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In Barbados, as in many other countries, sexual harrassment in the workplace remains a serious problem. Leigh Ann-Worrell, a 23-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from St Thomas interviews three women about their own personal experiences. Sexual harassment. It is possibly one of my biggest pet peeves. On the receiving end or not, it incenses me. However, there is something …

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The youth of today should be seen as agents for peace-building, this is according to Auckland City Councilor Alfred Filipaina, during his speech to participants at the opening of the four day, Wansolwara Youth Peace-building Conference‟ beginning today at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Auckland Airport, New Zealand. “As young people you need to be the …

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Following the recent conference on Investing in Youth Employment, held at the Commonwealth Secretariat in May 2011, please find below the final report. Investing in Youth Employment Report final

Progress towards a National Youth Policy for Guyana is painfully slow despite the opportunity created by the United Nations’ International Year of Youth, writes 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Mark Anthony Ross. It’s almost the end of the International Year of Youth 2010-2011, a year which was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution A/RES/64/134 under the …

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Progress towards a National Youth Policy for Guyana is painfully slow despite the opportunity created by the United Nations’ International Year of Youth, writes 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Mark Anthony Ross. It’s almost the end of the International Year of Youth 2010-2011, a year which was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution A/RES/64/134 under the …

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An international project has brought together youths from Jamaica and Canada to film a documentary about the youth response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, reports 25-year-old Keresa Arnold, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kingston, Jamaica. The issue of HIV/AIDS is one that has received significant attention since it was first discovered in the 1980s. With statistics showing that …

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An international project has brought together youths from Jamaica and Canada to film a documentary about the youth response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, reports 25-year-old Keresa Arnold, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kingston, Jamaica. The issue of HIV/AIDS is one that has received significant attention since it was first discovered in the 1980s. With statistics showing that …

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