by Jasmine Koria Photo Caption: The SPC (Pacific Community) Breakout Room on Day 1 of the Commonweal …
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by Similoluwa Ifedayo Lately, I’ve been thinking deeply about gender inequality, equity, and equalit …
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by Jasmine Koria The Commonwealth Youth Forum in Apia, Samoa opened on October 21 with an engaging P …
Read moreIn Britain, earlier this month proponents of electoral reform had their hopes dashed when a referendum on a new voting system was lost. Sam Bayes, a 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from London, gives his verdict on hopes for the future. Will it be a case of evolution or revolution? Well I must confess I’m disappointed. The UK’s …
“AV: A hundred years before we get another chance of reform?” Read More »
In Britain, earlier this month proponents of electoral reform had their hopes dashed when a referendum on a new voting system was lost. Sam Bayes, a 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from London, gives his verdict on hopes for the future. Will it be a case of evolution or revolution? Well I must confess I’m disappointed. The UK’s …
"AV: A hundred years before we get another chance of reform?" Read More »
Over fifty heads of state witnessed the inauguration of the newly-elected Nigerian president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan yesterday. Tayo Elegbede, a radio presenter, social entrepreneur and writer from Lagos, reports on this new milestone for the country’s 12-year-old democracy. Through its national journey since 1960, Nigeria as a political domain has experienced various forms of governance …
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Following national elections last month, Singapore’s government should re-engage its citizens, particularly the increasing number of youths who may have different perspectives on the country’s development, writes Tan Pei Ying, a 29-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent. Singapore has done well economically since its independence in 1965. Led by the ruling People’s Action Party, our country has experienced tremendous …
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Following national elections last month, Singapore’s government should re-engage its citizens, particularly the increasing number of youths who may have different perspectives on the country’s development, writes Tan Pei Ying, a 29-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent. Singapore has done well economically since its independence in 1965. Led by the ruling People’s Action Party, our country has experienced tremendous …
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With financial strains facing both Britain and the United States, perhaps it would be cheaper to defend against threats on home soil rather than abroad, writes Ryan Bachoo, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. There are damning indicators that suggest Britain’s business of war in the Middle East may be coming to a quick and …
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With financial strains facing both Britain and the United States, perhaps it would be cheaper to defend against threats on home soil rather than abroad, writes Ryan Bachoo, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. There are damning indicators that suggest Britain’s business of war in the Middle East may be coming to a quick and …
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Australian youth, with their ability to mobilize a crowd through new forms of social media and their knack for garnering media attention with unique stunts, are transforming the campaigning space, reports Steph Carter, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland. For the modern day campaigner, whether their cause be the environment, animal rights or social justice, …
“The art of saying nothing: a new campaigning approach?” Read More »
Australian youth, with their ability to mobilize a crowd through new forms of social media and their knack for garnering media attention with unique stunts, are transforming the campaigning space, reports Steph Carter, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland. For the modern day campaigner, whether their cause be the environment, animal rights or social justice, …
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US President Barack Obama once said that “change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time”. Yet there are still too few signs that change is within reach, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. I’ve wanted to write this article for sometime, but either …
“The opportunity is there to usher in a new era of responsibility” Read More »
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