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 China wants to become the destination of choice for skilled professionals, it has to end prejudice against people from other countries and ethnicities, writes Leigh-Ann Worrell, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados currently studying in Beijing. Living in Beijing is certainly an experience like none other. It is, in my opinion, one of the few …
“‘We don’t want somebody from Africa,’ they told me.” Read More »
If China wants to become the destination of choice for skilled professionals, it has to end prejudice against people from other countries and ethnicities, writes Leigh-Ann Worrell, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados currently studying in Beijing. Living in Beijing is certainly an experience like none other. It is, in my opinion, one of the few …
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In November 2006, Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom issued an apology for his country’s past role in the slave trade. The move sparked fresh hopes among some that official reparations might follow. Ariela St Pierre-Collins, 15, a Canadian teenager living in the West Indies, wonders how best such a debt can be repaid. …
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In November 2006, Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom issued an apology for his country’s past role in the slave trade. The move sparked fresh hopes among some that official reparations might follow. Ariela St Pierre-Collins, 15, a Canadian teenager living in the West Indies, wonders how best such a debt can be repaid. …
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Rising demand for cheap labour caused by an insatiable desire among consumers to possess the latest gadgets and apparel – from phones to T-shirts – has provoked a new area of modern-day slavery, says Ariela St Pierre-Collins, 15, from Barbados. How many slaves work for you? “What? Slaves work for me?” Human trafficking has existed in …
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Rising demand for cheap labour caused by an insatiable desire among consumers to possess the latest gadgets and apparel – from phones to T-shirts – has provoked a new area of modern-day slavery, says Ariela St Pierre-Collins, 15, from Barbados. How many slaves work for you? “What? Slaves work for me?” Human trafficking has existed in …
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This week governments will meet in London to consider how sport can contribute to advancing vital development goals. The 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will review how all types of games can address social and economic challenges and promote global public health. But why is sport so important for national development? According to Daniel Boxill, 22, a …
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This week governments will meet in London to consider how sport can contribute to advancing vital development goals. The 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will review how all types of games can address social and economic challenges and promote global public health. But why is sport so important for national development? According to Daniel Boxill, 22, a …
"The power of sports: It is time we stop taking it for granted" Read More »
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