Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland writes about meeting inspirational young health inn …
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Growing up, Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020 finalist Samuel Neil had lofty dreams of becoming a pilot …
Read moreWhile Jamaica’s politicians debate laws related to homosexuality, the county’s culture of homophobia is taking a devastating toll on children and youth of all orientations, writes Craig Dixon, aka Juleus Ghunta, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. Jamaicans’ revulsion for the ‘homosexual lifestyle’ has long achieved worldwide infamy. The recent constitutional clashes surrounding the buggery …
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Health Ministers from the Commonwealth’s 53 nations met in Geneva last month to discuss global health issues. Tamara McKayle, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica spoke with Deodat Maharaj, Deputy Secretary-General of the Commonwealth about looking beyond the 2015 Millennium Development Goals deadline and shaping health issues for the Post-2015 agenda. On Millennium Development Goals …
"Planning for the world's health – 2015 and beyond" Read More »
Reaction to the Charlie Hebdo shootings has been strong, but Craig Dixon, aka Juleus Ghunta, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, argues for a closer look at freedom of speech and the role of politics. The Charlie Hebdo shooting in France has been, quite rightly, widely condemned. Some Jihadist groups, however, including the Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda …
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Youth unemployment is a discouraging fact, but Advira Shand, 24, a Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, says policy changes and activism can pave the way to solutions. It has become customary to see scores of educated unemployed Jamaican youths lining streets in an attempt to gain access to employment. Growing up I was fed daily with the …
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Climate change is being felt in the Caribbean, writes Advira Shand, 24, a Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, who says that youths should be at the forefront of efforts to limit or reverse the impacts. Have youths within the region realized that we are the last generation that can put up a meaningful fight against climate change? …
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Society is horrified by crime against children, writes Advira Shand, 24, a Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, as she examines how families and the state have failed to protect the vulnerable. Horror and disbelief gripped the Jamaican populace in early 2015 when it was furnished with news that a fourteen year old teenager was found decapitated in St. …
Craig Dixon, aka Juleus Ghunta, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, interviews Herbert Bangura, executive director of Young Peace Builders (YPB), a youth-led social advocacy organisation based in Freetown, Sierra Leone (SL). In this interview they talk about issues including the legacies of SL’s civil war, recent political tensions, Ebola and YPB’s work and plans. Juleus Ghunta …
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Severe weather is hurting the Caribbean economy and environment, writes Advira Shand, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, as she urges leaders to take action on education and policies that will mitigate the impact of climate change. It was Ralph Gonzales, the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who boldly posited …
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Climate change poses enormous risk to Jamaica’s economy through crippling impact on its tourism and agriculture industries, writes Advira Shand, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, who urges leaders to speak up for Caribbean interests at climate change negotiatons. It is a fact that the Caribbean is by no means immune to the catastrophic …
The Caribbean’s natural resources drive the tourist industry, but Advira Shand, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, says they also have a vital role in alternate energy and climate change. When we think of the Caribbean’s radiant sunlight, exotic seas and refreshing breeze, we are automatically led to visualize scantily clad tourists scampering along …
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