Urgent action is needed to combat climate change, the world’s greatest challenge. But in addressing this problem, our first step is to understand it, writes Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Climate change is one of the most talked about environmental issues of the day. Most individuals believe that it …
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Non-economic Shocks and the Need for Safety Nets in the Caribbean – Highlights from the 2024 Caribbean Youth Dialogues
April 22by Adedoyin Ajayi Photo: An eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent & the Grenadines on T …
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Environment & Climate Change | Small States | Sustainable Development Goals
Empowering Caribbean Youth: Taking Small Steps for Big Climate Change Impact
March 30by Marver B. Woodley Climate change is a global challenge that requires collective action, and the p …
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Democracy & Participation | Governance | Peace Building | Politics
Trudeau, Poilievre both have much to offer Canada
March 17by Wyzdom McCalla-Rodol The two bitter political rivals have hurled attacks at each other since the …
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Read moreWomen in Belize are distinctly lacking from the high offices of government. It’s a far cry from the world of the mythical ‘Amazons’, writes 16-year-old Phaedra Mohammed-Ali. Throughout the centuries, women have gradually proven themselves to be agents of change. For the end of ‘Women’s Month’ in Belize, commemorated under the theme ‘valuing ourselves – promoting …
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Women in Belize are distinctly lacking from the high offices of government. It’s a far cry from the world of the mythical ‘Amazons’, writes 16-year-old Phaedra Mohammed-Ali. Throughout the centuries, women have gradually proven themselves to be agents of change. For the end of ‘Women’s Month’ in Belize, commemorated under the theme ‘valuing ourselves – promoting …
Investing in the education, health and talents of the world’s female population reaps economic as well as social and political benefits. However success relies on breaking down traditional ideologies and conventions, writes Samantha Khan, an 18-year-old from Trinidad & Tobago. Famed French social critic and writer, François Marie Charles Fourier, once wrote: “The extension of …
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‘Is it fair to blame the parents of young people who get mixed up in gangs and criminal behaviour?’ asks Sonia Quamina, a 25-year-old from Arima, a town in Trinidad and Tobago. The poll in the local Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper, dated 2 April 2011, asked the question, “Should the parents of gang members …
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‘Is it fair to blame the parents of young people who get mixed up in gangs and criminal behaviour?’ asks Sonia Quamina, a 25-year-old from Arima, a town in Trinidad and Tobago. The poll in the local Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper, dated 2 April 2011, asked the question, “Should the parents of gang members …
The Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre facilitated a Caribbean Youth Leadership Summit during March 29 to 31st in Bridgetown, Barbados. For three days Youth leaders from 21 countries, together with the President of the European Youth Forum and members of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, looked at practical ways to strengthen youth governance networks at …
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One band from the Caribbean island of Tobago has proved that through persistence, hard work, and constant practicing, dreams can become a reality. Josanne Brassey, a 24-year-old from the island of Tobago reports. In 1951, in a fishing village called Black Rock in Tobago, a band of just twelve youths was formed. Named the Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra, …
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One band from the Caribbean island of Tobago has proved that through persistence, hard work, and constant practicing, dreams can become a reality. Josanne Brassey, a 24-year-old from the island of Tobago reports. In 1951, in a fishing village called Black Rock in Tobago, a band of just twelve youths was formed. Named the Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra, …
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On an internship in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 25-year-old freelance writer Keresa Arnold from Jamaica witnesses some invaulable youth work in action, helping young people to develop personal interests and professional skills. Any country with a sustainable plan for development must have, at its core, the enrichment of its human resource. Youth development is especially important, since …
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