The importance of a good education cannot be neglected. In today’s world, it has never been more vital, writes 16-year-old Luke Van Roevan from Melbourne, Australia. Education has an immense impact on human society. You can safely assume that a person is not ‘complete’ till they have been educated. Education has always been and will …

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There is so much more that needs to be achieved before Barbados can boast of its achievements in gender equality, writes Leigh-Ann Worrell, a 23-year-old from the town of St Thomas. On the surface, it seems like a cause for celebration. Barbados was named as the second-best place in the Commonwealth to be born a …

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The Commonwealth is dedicated to social and economic development, but what does this really mean to its various members, questions Joshua Hamlet, a 23-year-old from San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago? ‘Silence is better than unmeaning words’ – Isadora Duncan Lately there has been immense amount of reading on my end, from the technically complex to …

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On an internship in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 25-year-old freelance writer Keresa Arnold from Jamaica witnesses some invaulable youth work in action, helping young people to develop personal interests and professional skills. Any country with a sustainable plan for development must have, at its core, the enrichment of its human resource. Youth development is especially important, since …

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The taser, an electroshock weapon, has had a negative effect upon police practice and its use should be limited only to extreme situations, writes 20-year-old Neil Thomas, from Perth in Western Australia. The Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission recently resumed a misconduct investigation into the treatment of police detainee Kevin Spratt, who was shot with …

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The taser, an electroshock weapon, has had a negative effect upon police practice and its use should be limited only to extreme situations, writes 20-year-old Neil Thomas, from Perth in Western Australia. The Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission recently resumed a misconduct investigation into the treatment of police detainee Kevin Spratt, who was shot with …

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An online campaign in Uganda is warning of the dangers of introducing genetically modified organisms in order to combat a growing food crisis, reports 29-year-old Aishah Namukasa, now living in Germany. Over the last few years food production has reduced at an increasingly alarming rate in Uganda, a country once dubbed the Pearl of Africa by …

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An online campaign in Uganda is warning of the dangers of introducing genetically modified organisms in order to combat a growing food crisis, reports 29-year-old Aishah Namukasa, now living in Germany. Over the last few years food production has reduced at an increasingly alarming rate in Uganda, a country once dubbed the Pearl of Africa by …

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Climate change denial can be founded on a range of values that have little or nothing to do with science, writes 26-year-old Sean O’Rourke from Melbourne, Australia. On any day of the week, a cursory glance at a letter to the editor page of any major Australian newspaper will reveal the confusion and anger felt …

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Climate change denial can be founded on a range of values that have little or nothing to do with science, writes 26-year-old Sean O’Rourke from Melbourne, Australia. On any day of the week, a cursory glance at a letter to the editor page of any major Australian newspaper will reveal the confusion and anger felt …

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