Entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as the antidote to youth unemployment, writes Ariela St. Pierre-Collins, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the Barbados, who describes a Commonwealth organisation that supports the trend. My home country is not a favoured place for young people to live of late. My generation is either fresh out of university and cannot get a …
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Guyana’s Economic Boom: Opportunities, Challenges, and Rising Cost of Living
November 3by Imran Bacchus As Guyana continues to boom economically since the discovery and production of oil, …
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A Year of Youth Spotlight Series – Maya Kirti Nanan of Trinidad and Tobago
July 30A short bio about yourself My name is Maya Kirti Nanan, a 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago. I am …
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Read moreAs young leaders and Youth Ministers meet in Antigua and Barbuda for the Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting (CR-CYMM). Lyn-Marie Blackman, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados, outlines the obstacles young people from the region must overcome. “Youth unemployment is at an all time high”, “HIV among the youth is on the rise”, and “Entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly popular …
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Society is horrified by crime against children, writes Advira Shand, 24, a Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, as she examines how families and the state have failed to protect the vulnerable. Horror and disbelief gripped the Jamaican populace in early 2015 when it was furnished with news that a fourteen year old teenager was found decapitated in St. …
Education is critical to personal growth, but Lyn-Marie Blackman, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados, says world betterment depends on how that education is applied. From the time an individual is born to the day that they die, learning and the acquirement of knowledge is paramount. Having an education – whether it is from a school, life, a friend …
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Craig Dixon, aka Juleus Ghunta, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, interviews Herbert Bangura, executive director of Young Peace Builders (YPB), a youth-led social advocacy organisation based in Freetown, Sierra Leone (SL). In this interview they talk about issues including the legacies of SL’s civil war, recent political tensions, Ebola and YPB’s work and plans. Juleus Ghunta …
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The tourism industry is adding new concepts to the recipe of sun, sea and sand, but Khadija Holder, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago, has discovered the importance of one surprising ingredient. Tourism has become one of the major players in international commerce and represents one of the primary income sources for many developing countries, …
Climate change poses enormous risk to Jamaica’s economy through crippling impact on its tourism and agriculture industries, writes Advira Shand, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, who urges leaders to speak up for Caribbean interests at climate change negotiatons. It is a fact that the Caribbean is by no means immune to the catastrophic …
Students have a clear vision of the future they want, and as Ariela St. Pierre-Collins, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados reports, they were not hesitant to share those views with the United Nations Secretary General when he attended the CARICOM Heads of Government summit. Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General, paid a visit to …
Diet has become a controversial topic but Lyn-Marie Blackman, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados, questions the need to criticize the choices of others. We live in a world where everybody eats food. Some have chosen diets based on religion, home life or financial standing. However, some have chosen to be judgmental about dietary habits, in spite of their lack of …
Human activity has been blamed for contributing to environmental disaster in the oceans, but as Ariela St. Pierre-Collins, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados writes, the sea occasionally fights back. Picture this: a peaceful looking soybean plantation in the Amazon where trees used to be. Look closer, and you’ll see a stream of water running through …