Last week Kingston, Jamaica was the proud host of the Commonwealth Caribbean Youth Leadership Summit. The resumed Summit took place from July 23 to 26 and was the second phase of a process initiated in March 2011 by the CYP Caribbean Centre. The Summit was strongly youth-designed and -led, and comprised nineteen (19) delegates representing …
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March 24th, 2020Growing up, Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020 finalist Samuel Neil had lofty dreams of becoming a pilot …
Read moreJamaica demonstrated its athletic prowess at the London Olympics, but also showcased the many facets that distinguish the country in business, tourism, culture and fashion, reports Nakeeta Nembhard, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. This year marks a number of milestones for Jamaica – chief among them the celebration of the country’s 50th Anniversary of …
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Jamaica demonstrated its athletic prowess at the London Olympics, but also showcased the many facets that distinguish the country in business, tourism, culture and fashion, reports Nakeeta Nembhard, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. This year marks a number of milestones for Jamaica – chief among them the celebration of the country’s 50th Anniversary of …
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A debate about Sunday horse racing has moved from the church and race track to the streets and universities as Jamaica grapples with the concept and reality of the separation of church and state, writes Shane Cunningham, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. A war of words has erupted in two Jamaican daily newspapers, launched …
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A debate about Sunday horse racing has moved from the church and race track to the streets and universities as Jamaica grapples with the concept and reality of the separation of church and state, writes Shane Cunningham, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. A war of words has erupted in two Jamaican daily newspapers, launched …
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Achieving goals means shattering the mental or emotional boundaries that may have been imposed from our earliest years, writes Craig Dixon, aka Juleus Ghunta, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. That ground-breaking step is harder for those who have faced life-long discouragement or dismal socio-cultural circumstances, but he offers five steps to help the …
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Jamaicans have long debated the pros and cons of casino gambling, with advocates who foresee economic benefit stalled by the moral arguments of opponents. Shane Cunningham, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, says two developments are breathing new life into the debate and may lead to a resolution. A new issue is stoking the flames …
The modern world rejects social injustices like slavery, segregation, and racial inequality, writes Tamica Parchment, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kingston, Jamaica. Yet complaints persist about racism and how it affects the lives of young people. It’s amazing the way that human beings can ignore a problem in the hope that it will go away …
Democracy has become the standard for governance world wide, writes Meeckel Beecher, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, but even as social media engages more citizens, democracy can be limited by the concept of “rule of the majority” – a concept that can deny justice for some in a plural society. Democracy, although largely described …
This tribute to the memory of the late Caribbean academic Dr. Walter Rodney was written by Craig Dixon, aka Juleus Ghunta, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. It was presented at the tenth annual Walter Rodney Symposium held March 22-23, 2013 at Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. The souls that thrummed the grounding drums in dungles, foraging …