by Imran Bacchus As Guyana continues to boom economically since the discovery and production of oil, …
Guyana’s Economic Boom: Opportunities, Challenges, and Rising Cost of Living Read More »
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A short bio about yourself My name is Maya Kirti Nanan, a 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago. I am …
A Year of Youth Spotlight Series – Maya Kirti Nanan of Trinidad and Tobago Read More »
Read moreA disturbing trend among some women in the Caribbean to bleach their skin a lighter shade has Jo-Annah Richards, 26, from the island of Montserrat, wondering about the roots of the problem. Turning slowly I faced the individual that uttered my name. I searched my mind trying to put a name to the face while …
"What is behind this stereotype of lighter being more beautiful?" Read More »
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 …
“Emotional child abuse wreaks life-long havoc on an individual” Read More »
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 …
"Emotional child abuse wreaks life-long havoc on an individual" Read More »
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, …
“A culture that did not encourage individuality nor the right to dream” Read More »
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, …
"A culture that did not encourage individuality nor the right to dream" Read More »
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 …
“Jamaica needs a call to action not a document full of pretty prose” Read More »
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 …
"Jamaica needs a call to action not a document full of pretty prose" Read More »
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 …
“In the 21st century tobacco will kill 1 billion people worldwide” Read More »
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 …
"In the 21st century tobacco will kill 1 billion people worldwide" Read More »
As the world honours the contributions of women on 8 March, Leigh-Ann Worrell, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados studying in Beijing, interviews the founder of a Chinese NGO devoted to improving the skills of females in rural areas. As we celebrate International Women’s Day this month, I share with you the grassroots work of one …
“Empowering women is the best way to get everyone empowered” Read More »
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