There are hopes that the Garden City Literature Festival in Nigeria, attended this year by a former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, will one day rival similar events in the international cultural calendar, reports Nnadozie Onyekuru, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from north-eastern Borno state. Not long ago, I wrote on this website about many Nigerians’ …
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There are hopes that the Garden City Literature Festival in Nigeria, attended this year by a former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, will one day rival similar events in the international cultural calendar, reports Nnadozie Onyekuru, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from north-eastern Borno state. Not long ago, I wrote on this website about many Nigerians’ …
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There are fears that the recent jailing of two major Jamaican reggae stars in the US could herald a clampdown by foreign immigration and law enforcement agencies on the Caribbean music industry, writes Graham Rowe, 22, Jamaica’s Youth Ambassador for Entertainment. Mark Myrie, also known as Buju Banton, was sentenced to ten years in prison …
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There are fears that the recent jailing of two major Jamaican reggae stars in the US could herald a clampdown by foreign immigration and law enforcement agencies on the Caribbean music industry, writes Graham Rowe, 22, Jamaica’s Youth Ambassador for Entertainment. Mark Myrie, also known as Buju Banton, was sentenced to ten years in prison …
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Caribbean cultural industries have struggled for pride of place at home despite their popularity abroad, according to Leigh-Ann Worrell, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados currently studying in Beijing, China. Barbadian, Belgian, Brazilian and British students sat on a couch in a dimly lit bar in Beijing, China. Other than the fact that they are all …
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Caribbean cultural industries have struggled for pride of place at home despite their popularity abroad, according to Leigh-Ann Worrell, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados currently studying in Beijing, China. Barbadian, Belgian, Brazilian and British students sat on a couch in a dimly lit bar in Beijing, China. Other than the fact that they are all …
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‘Trashy’ British television shows are often far removed from reality, but they can still teach young people important life lessons, according to Denise Juvane, 19, a student from Mozambique now living in England. With TV programmes such as “The Only Way Is Essex” and “Skins”, is the British media portraying stories which are far from reality? …
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‘Trashy’ British television shows are often far removed from reality, but they can still teach young people important life lessons, according to Denise Juvane, 19, a student from Mozambique now living in England. With TV programmes such as “The Only Way Is Essex” and “Skins”, is the British media portraying stories which are far from reality? …
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There are many rivals to the claim of being New Zealand’s national dish, but few are more deserving than a traditional Maori feast, reports Eva Maria, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent living in the Pacific nation. Although I was born in Russia, and we still cook Russian food at home, New Zealand cuisine has been a …
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There are many rivals to the claim of being New Zealand’s national dish, but few are more deserving than a traditional Maori feast, reports Eva Maria, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent living in the Pacific nation. Although I was born in Russia, and we still cook Russian food at home, New Zealand cuisine has been a …
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