Many people around the world shy away from accessing HIV testing and treatment because they fear that if their status is known, they will be ostracized. Keresa Arnold, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kingston, Jamaica, recently helped produce two documentaries that dispel myths about HIV and Aids. In a 2008 article in the Washington Times, …

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Many people around the world shy away from accessing HIV testing and treatment because they fear that if their status is known, they will be ostracized. Keresa Arnold, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kingston, Jamaica, recently helped produce two documentaries that dispel myths about HIV and Aids. In a 2008 article in the Washington Times, …

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A visit to a national monument in the Netherlands where in World War Two more than a hundred thousand Jews were forced onto wagons to be taken to death camps in Germany and Poland proves to be a sobering experience for Gys Weverink, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ottawa, Canada. As many campus clubs and …

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A visit to a national monument in the Netherlands where in World War Two more than a hundred thousand Jews were forced onto wagons to be taken to death camps in Germany and Poland proves to be a sobering experience for Gys Weverink, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ottawa, Canada. As many campus clubs and …

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Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo, 24, offers the latest diary instalment from his national service military training in the Niger Delta, known as a hotspot for kidnappings. Before travelling to Delta State, I had heard of militancy and their newly carved industry of kidnapping. One time, I read in a national newspaper that Niger Delta militants, …

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Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo, 24, offers the latest diary instalment from his national service military training in the Niger Delta, known as a hotspot for kidnappings. Before travelling to Delta State, I had heard of militancy and their newly carved industry of kidnapping. One time, I read in a national newspaper that Niger Delta militants, …

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The development of the internet affords people everywhere, and especially women, the opportunity to easily learn from and understand each other, writes Ruth Howard, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. A thunderstorm starts with just one drop of water. Once upon a time, information was a luxury owned by a privileged few. Once upon a time, …

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The development of the internet affords people everywhere, and especially women, the opportunity to easily learn from and understand each other, writes Ruth Howard, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. A thunderstorm starts with just one drop of water. Once upon a time, information was a luxury owned by a privileged few. Once upon a time, …

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Mehzabin Ahmed, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka, Bangladesh, offers a light-hearted tale about human history, with a serious message about the environment. Once upon a time, in a land not too far away, lived an unusual breed of intelligent species called the human race. They walked on two legs and used their thumbs to …

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Mehzabin Ahmed, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka, Bangladesh, offers a light-hearted tale about human history, with a serious message about the environment. Once upon a time, in a land not too far away, lived an unusual breed of intelligent species called the human race. They walked on two legs and used their thumbs to …

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