The causes of emotional child abuse often seem to be invisible, yet the effects can be irreversible, reports Samantha Khan, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. Silent. Savage. Scarring. Emotional child abuse. A menacing monster hiding in plain sight, undetected, shadowed by the more glaring ills of society, threatening to erode the minds of …
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The causes of emotional child abuse often seem to be invisible, yet the effects can be irreversible, reports Samantha Khan, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. Silent. Savage. Scarring. Emotional child abuse. A menacing monster hiding in plain sight, undetected, shadowed by the more glaring ills of society, threatening to erode the minds of …
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Children can too easily fall prey to a culture of defeatism, however they must continue to fight for the right to dream, writes Craig Dixon, 24, aka Juleus Ghunta, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. I remember eating a meal with my sisters and brother when I was about seventeen. I will not say what it was, …
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Children can too easily fall prey to a culture of defeatism, however they must continue to fight for the right to dream, writes Craig Dixon, 24, aka Juleus Ghunta, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. I remember eating a meal with my sisters and brother when I was about seventeen. I will not say what it was, …
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A call for the increased participation of young people in decision making has been made by the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Tuiloma Neroni Slade. He was speaking at the launch of the United Nations Children’s’ Fund (UNICEF) report ‘The State of the World’s Children 2012’ held at the Forum Secretariat in Suva, …
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Helping to organise a recent training workshop for unskilled youths in Rwanda was a rewarding experience for David Masengesho, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent and intern-trainer at an NGO based in Kigali. From 4 to 19 February, 33 young male and female employees and high school and university graduates took part in “Why Essential”, a training organized and …
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Helping to organise a recent training workshop for unskilled youths in Rwanda was a rewarding experience for David Masengesho, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent and intern-trainer at an NGO based in Kigali. From 4 to 19 February, 33 young male and female employees and high school and university graduates took part in “Why Essential”, a training organized and …
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Jamaica’s National Development Plan is awash with fine rhetoric, but it is action that is required to overcome economic and social challenges, writes Nakeeta Nembhard, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the county of Middlesex. This year marks 50 years since Jamaica became an independent state, over which time the country has made outstanding achievements despite …
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Jamaica’s National Development Plan is awash with fine rhetoric, but it is action that is required to overcome economic and social challenges, writes Nakeeta Nembhard, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the county of Middlesex. This year marks 50 years since Jamaica became an independent state, over which time the country has made outstanding achievements despite …
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A bill waiting to be passed in the Jamaican Parliament would introduce a ban on smoking in public places and prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors. Alexis Goffe, 26, offers his take on the justification for the strict legislation. On February 16, I attended the Jamaica Cancer Society’s Anti-Tobacco Forum, which was attended by …
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