Despite the tepid global recovery, Jamaican businesses and government agencies are ramping up efforts to attract investment, stimulate trade and encourage growth, according to Nakeeta Nembhard, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Middlesex. Jamaica achieved a number of milestones during the 2010-11 financial year which served as early indications that the country is poised to make significant …
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Despite the tepid global recovery, Jamaican businesses and government agencies are ramping up efforts to attract investment, stimulate trade and encourage growth, according to Nakeeta Nembhard, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Middlesex. Jamaica achieved a number of milestones during the 2010-11 financial year which served as early indications that the country is poised to make significant …
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In the coming weeks and months both France and Britain could see their prized triple-A credit ratings downgraded by feared, if increasingly discredited, credit rating agencies, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The head of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, last week criticised credit rating agencies for what he terms …
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In the coming weeks and months both France and Britain could see their prized triple-A credit ratings downgraded by feared, if increasingly discredited, credit rating agencies, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The head of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, last week criticised credit rating agencies for what he terms …
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The Jamaican electorate faces a choice between political parties appealing to their passions and frustrations. However only objective thinking brings about sustainable change, argues Tamica Parchment, 24, from Kingston. There is a Chinese proverb that says ‘crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind’. It is a saying which is even more relevant as time …
“Jamaicans are going to the polls on 29 December” Read More »
The Jamaican electorate faces a choice between political parties appealing to their passions and frustrations. However only objective thinking brings about sustainable change, argues Tamica Parchment, 24, from Kingston. There is a Chinese proverb that says ‘crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind’. It is a saying which is even more relevant as time …
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The Foreign Minister of Seychelles gives his views on the challenges facing the development of small island states, political instability and change across Africa, carbon emissions and the 2011 Commonwealth summit. Report by Francis Ventura, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne, Australia. Francis: The Arab Spring democratic uprisings have not had the results that many of …
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Going forward into 2012, we must try to learn from the mistakes and successes of the past year and attempt to make 2012 the best year that humanity has ever experienced, writes Samantha Khan, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The Earth spins on its axis like a sparkling blue and green Christmas …
“2012: The year the human race made a gallant leap?” Read More »
Going forward into 2012, we must try to learn from the mistakes and successes of the past year and attempt to make 2012 the best year that humanity has ever experienced, writes Samantha Khan, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The Earth spins on its axis like a sparkling blue and green Christmas …
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It may be a hard road and sacrifices may have to be made, but the sweet taste of freedom is a privilege that shouldn’t be traded for anything in the world, writes Francis Ventura, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne, Australia. The hotel receptionist looked at me with a mix of humor, astonishment and amazement when …
“The Arab Spring provided hope to millions of suffering people” Read More »
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