One can understand why so many disabled youths spend their lives in frustration having to depend on a system that does not recognize the depth of their struggle to be empowered citizens, writes Tamara McKayle 22, a television journalist and Jamaican Youth Ambassador for Disabilities at the National Center For Youth Development. Vanessa is your …

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One can understand why so many disabled youths spend their lives in frustration having to depend on a system that does not recognize the depth of their struggle to be empowered citizens, writes Tamara McKayle 22, a television journalist and Jamaican Youth Ambassador for Disabilities at the National Center For Youth Development. Vanessa is your …

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It is fifty-one years since Nigerian independence. But while some progress has been made, too many Nigerians still suffer want, dejection and hopelessness, writes Tayo Elegbede, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent and radio presenter from Lagos. It is another season of celebration for my country, Nigeria. This time, it’s her 51st independence anniversary, though celebrated on …

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It is fifty-one years since Nigerian independence. But while some progress has been made, too many Nigerians still suffer want, dejection and hopelessness, writes Tayo Elegbede, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent and radio presenter from Lagos. It is another season of celebration for my country, Nigeria. This time, it’s her 51st independence anniversary, though celebrated on …

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A year has passed since Hurricane Tomas lashed the Caribbean, killing some 70 people and devastating lives and livelihoods. Genitta Pascal, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Lucia, reports on the aftermath. We woke up that Friday morning looking forward to the Jounen Kweyol holiday activities at our schools, business premises and local communities. We had …

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A year has passed since Hurricane Tomas lashed the Caribbean, killing some 70 people and devastating lives and livelihoods. Genitta Pascal, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Lucia, reports on the aftermath. We woke up that Friday morning looking forward to the Jounen Kweyol holiday activities at our schools, business premises and local communities. We had …

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As unemployment figures continue to rise and even the most optimistic of analysts predicts little improvement in the immediate future, many people have lost hope, writes Daniel Boxill, 22, from Bridgetown, Barbados. Blessings are wonderful. Some believe them to be acts of providence or simply luck. Whatever the belief, blessings usually indicate a positive change in …

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As unemployment figures continue to rise and even the most optimistic of analysts predicts little improvement in the immediate future, many people have lost hope, writes Daniel Boxill, 22, from Bridgetown, Barbados. Blessings are wonderful. Some believe them to be acts of providence or simply luck. Whatever the belief, blessings usually indicate a positive change in …

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Ugandans are hoping their national football team, ‘the Cranes’, can end a near 40-year wait and finally participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, writes Steven Nsubuga, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala. A little under a month ago, on the eve of Uganda’s Independence Day, hope was in the air. The nation was united, …

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Ugandans are hoping their national football team, ‘the Cranes’, can end a near 40-year wait and finally participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, writes Steven Nsubuga, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala. A little under a month ago, on the eve of Uganda’s Independence Day, hope was in the air. The nation was united, …

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