The rules of the economy have changed, with a steady loss of jobs across many sectors and severe consequences for youth and the unemployed. Tamica Parchment, 24,  a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kingston, Jamaica, reports on the challenges her generation now faces. In the December 2011 general elections in Jamaica, the People’s National Party (PNP) won …

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The rules of the economy have changed, with a steady loss of jobs across many sectors and severe consequences for youth and the unemployed. Tamica Parchment, 24,  a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kingston, Jamaica, reports on the challenges her generation now faces. In the December 2011 general elections in Jamaica, the People’s National Party (PNP) won …

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Forty years after independence, many indigenous peoples in Bangladesh continue to face barriers to learning and participation in the public realm owing to the language they speak. Mehzabin Ahmed, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka, reports. On the sad and historic day of 21 February 1952, the Pakistani police force opened fire on a group of peaceful …

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Forty years after independence, many indigenous peoples in Bangladesh continue to face barriers to learning and participation in the public realm owing to the language they speak. Mehzabin Ahmed, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka, reports. On the sad and historic day of 21 February 1952, the Pakistani police force opened fire on a group of peaceful …

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Fierce debate in Nigeria about whether a national congress on its future should be convened shows that the country has a problem with political dialogue, according to Nnadozie Onyekuru, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Maiduguri. “So many of the great human dramas of our time are being played out on the Nigerian stage. For example, …

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Commuters in congested Kampala, the capital of Uganda, are now enjoying cheaper daily transport fares. Yet as Commonwealth Correspondent Steven Nsubuga, 27, reports, not everyone is delighted with the changes. Having been to a couple of African countries – and for good measure one country in Europe – I can say with as much assurance …

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Commuters in congested Kampala, the capital of Uganda, are now enjoying cheaper daily transport fares. Yet as Commonwealth Correspondent Steven Nsubuga, 27, reports, not everyone is delighted with the changes. Having been to a couple of African countries – and for good measure one country in Europe – I can say with as much assurance …

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Message from CariMentors: Good day youth leaders, The CariMentors Team launched the CanaCaribe initiative in St. Kitts and Nevis, September 2011, supported and sponsored by the Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre. CanaCaribe is a biennial Youth-led “Respect and Understanding” programme with focus on Peace Building and Conflict Resolution. It is understood that CanaCaribe is the first of its kind …

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To conquer fear we must choose to accept the unknowns present in life and take a leap of faith, says Aristle Tay, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Singapore. It is alright to be forever scared. That is what I had always chosen to foolishly accept. Until a few weeks ago, when I finally figured out …

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