Street kids in Bangladesh face a harsh life fighting to earn their bread, yet their fate is largely ignored by the wealthiest in society, according to Mehzabin Ahmed, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka. Armed with a weapon of a new kind, a breed of new age warrior has taken over the streets of Dhaka. …
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Street kids in Bangladesh face a harsh life fighting to earn their bread, yet their fate is largely ignored by the wealthiest in society, according to Mehzabin Ahmed, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka. Armed with a weapon of a new kind, a breed of new age warrior has taken over the streets of Dhaka. …
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Samantha Shaw is the usual happy-go-lucky seven year old girl, but her story is slightly different. This little girl from the United States made the headlines earlier this year after she had plastic surgery. Her mother justified it by saying she feared bullies. Samantha had cup ears that stuck out on the sides. Her right …
For a company to put corporate social responsibility principles into practice, they need to look at their social, economic and environmental obligations to the local and broader community, writes Steph Carter, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, Australia. On an average day at work, I was notified that my employer was seeking to take the …
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For a company to put corporate social responsibility principles into practice, they need to look at their social, economic and environmental obligations to the local and broader community, writes Steph Carter, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, Australia. On an average day at work, I was notified that my employer was seeking to take the …
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Proposed changes to Belize’s constitution affecting both the ownership of public utilities and the rights of the judiciary are provoking heated debate in the small Caribbean nation. Phaedra Mohammed-Ali, 16, a Commonwealth Correspondent, offers her perspective on what is at stake. There has been much debate of late in Belize about the Ninth Amendment to …
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Proposed changes to Belize’s constitution affecting both the ownership of public utilities and the rights of the judiciary are provoking heated debate in the small Caribbean nation. Phaedra Mohammed-Ali, 16, a Commonwealth Correspondent, offers her perspective on what is at stake. There has been much debate of late in Belize about the Ninth Amendment to …
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In Britain, the party conference season sees politicians, ordinary party members and grassroots activists meet to discuss national policymaking in front of the national media. But, asks Sam Bayes, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from London, how useful are these carefully choreographed events? It’s political party conference season here in the UK. This means that hundreds …
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In Britain, the party conference season sees politicians, ordinary party members and grassroots activists meet to discuss national policymaking in front of the national media. But, asks Sam Bayes, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from London, how useful are these carefully choreographed events? It’s political party conference season here in the UK. This means that hundreds …
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Bahamians pride themselves in being some of the best storytellers in the world, says Jennawade Pratt, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nassau. Yet there is an important line between salacious gossip and an inspirational message. Here in The Bahamas, it’s just about that time for us to go into the bushes in the evenings with our …
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