World leaders were in Perth on the west coast of Australia last week to take part in the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland, interviewed three leading figures from the NGO sector fighting to help eradicate polio from developing countries. On Friday the 28th of October, …

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  World leaders were in Perth on the west coast of Australia last week to take part in the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Amanda McClintock, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland, interviewed three leading figures from the NGO sector fighting to help eradicate polio from developing countries. On Friday the 28th of …

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One can understand why so many disabled youths spend their lives in frustration having to depend on a system that does not recognize the depth of their struggle to be empowered citizens, writes Tamara McKayle 22, a television journalist and Jamaican Youth Ambassador for Disabilities at the National Center For Youth Development. Vanessa is your …

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One can understand why so many disabled youths spend their lives in frustration having to depend on a system that does not recognize the depth of their struggle to be empowered citizens, writes Tamara McKayle 22, a television journalist and Jamaican Youth Ambassador for Disabilities at the National Center For Youth Development. Vanessa is your …

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World leaders were in Perth on the west coast of Australia last month to take part in the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which attracted a host of charities and advocacy groups keen to lobby leaders. Francis Ventura, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne, spoke to Michael Sheldrick, Australian Campaign Director of the Global …

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World leaders were in Perth on the west coast of Australia last month to take part in the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which attracted a host of charities and advocacy groups keen to lobby leaders. Francis Ventura, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne, spoke to Michael Sheldrick, Australian Campaign Director of the Global …

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Jamaica’s children do not have the luxury of dressing up in costume, trick or treating, watching horror films and being scared one day out of the year. They face scary realities daily, writes Alexis Goffe, 26. With Halloween (31 October) and Universal Children’s Day (November 20) having just passed, I encourage all Jamaicans to reflect …

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Jamaica’s children do not have the luxury of dressing up in costume, trick or treating, watching horror films and being scared one day out of the year. They face scary realities daily, writes Alexis Goffe, 26. With Halloween (31 October) and Universal Children’s Day (November 20) having just passed, I encourage all Jamaicans to reflect …

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Proponents of the legalisation of cannabis fail to realise the very real negative effects of the drug on society, argues Peter Njoroge, 25, a Commonwealth Corrrespondent from the town of Kiambu in Kenya. Most of us have either seen or smoked marijuana, either in a recreational or medical setting. What is common about the drug, …

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Proponents of the legalisation of cannabis fail to realise the very real negative effects of the drug on society, argues Peter Njoroge, 25, a Commonwealth Corrrespondent from the town of Kiambu in Kenya. Most of us have either seen or smoked marijuana, either in a recreational or medical setting. What is common about the drug, …

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