A controversial court decision which allows a radical Islamist preacher to remain in Britain exposes problems with the country’s current anti-terrorist policies, argues Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. Not for the first time since becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has David Cameron been utterly unsuccessful in his handling of …

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The CYP Caribbean Centre is organising a seminar on employment policies for officials and Caribbean Youth leaders from March 29 to 31 in Saint Lucia. It is acting on a May 2011 recommendation to “create the enabling environment to foster greater youth entry into the job market and for the inclusion of youth concerns and …

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Over a century since the first International Women’s Day and, despite undoubted progress, we are still far from achieving equality for men and women. Meeckel Beecher, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, reports. International Women’s Day – marked earlier this month – has been celebrated since the early 1900s. It was however not until 1975, the …

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Over a century since the first International Women’s Day and, despite undoubted progress, we are still far from achieving equality for men and women. Meeckel Beecher, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, reports. International Women’s Day – marked earlier this month – has been celebrated since the early 1900s. It was however not until 1975, the …

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Youth Programme links with Commonwealth of Learning to develop pilot course on Commonwealth values One hundred young participants from four regions of the Commonwealth will participate in a 10-week live pilot of the Embracing Commonwealth Values (CV) eLearning course on 1 May, 2012. This online course will transform the paper-based Diploma for Youth Development into …

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To mark the 25th anniversary of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in 2011, the Commonwealth Foundation re-launched its prizes to form part of Commonwealth Writers. The prizes act as catalysts to target and identify talented writers from different regions who will go on to inspire and inform their local communities. Commonwealth Writers – a World of …

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Amid the current economic crisis, some well-educated young professionals are removing qualifications from their resumes due to fears that they may be over-qualified for available jobs. Shanika Roberts, 23, from Barbados, reports. “Children go to school and learn well otherwise you gone catch bear hell.” These words are a part of an iconic calypso song …

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Amid the current economic crisis, some well-educated young professionals are removing qualifications from their resumes due to fears that they may be over-qualified for available jobs. Shanika Roberts, 23, from Barbados, reports. “Children go to school and learn well otherwise you gone catch bear hell.” These words are a part of an iconic calypso song …

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If a Nigerian governor substitutes merit for nepotism, it is partly because it is the only guarantee to enjoy retirement at the hands of friends, family and townsmen, writes Nnadozie Onyekuru, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Maiduguri. “There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else. The …

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If a Nigerian governor substitutes merit for nepotism, it is partly because it is the only guarantee to enjoy retirement at the hands of friends, family and townsmen, writes Nnadozie Onyekuru, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Maiduguri. “There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else. The …

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