By Samantha Khan One of the most brilliant literary minds, Oscar Wilde, once wrote, “The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out.” Although written in 1895 it perhaps holds more truth today than it did then. The United Nations has declared 12 August 2010 to 12 August 2011 “International Year of Youth” in …

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The England cricket team’s backroom staff deserves as much credit, if not more, for England’s recent Ashes success in Australia, writes Ryan Bachoo, a 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago. Throughout the recent Ashes series in Australia, England put together a series of partnerships, big partnerships, many of which are still to be broken. The best partnership …

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The tragic loss of an old friend sparks a call from Ryan Bachoo, a 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago, for Commonwealth nations to unite to save their young from depression. A very good friend committed suicide last Thursday. He might question that statement; he tried contacting me before he pulled the plug on his own life, …

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Trinidad and Tobago’s government will have to go back to the drawing board following the defeat of a bill to reintroduce hanging, writes 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Ryan Bachoo. In a time when the world is experiencing all manner of challenges, Trinidad and Tobago, a little country in the Caribbean, finds itself battling the common threat of …

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The Commonwealth must prove its purpose in an ever evolving international system, writes Joshua Hamlet, a 23-year-old from San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago. It is a major understatement to say that 2011 has been eventful, but in case you were either in a coma or under a rock here is a briefing so far: Revolution …

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A maternity centre in Trinidad looks set to close, marking the end of several decades of bringing life into this world. Twenty-three year-old Arianne St Louis, who has a personal debt to its owners and staff, reports. Amicus Maternity Center first opened its doors to women on June 5th 1970. It was the first midwife-operated …

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The man behind a beautiful museum in Cascade, Trinidad, is on a personal mission to preserve the island’s culture, writes 23-year-old Arianne St Louis from the town of Diego Martin. The De Legacy-House of El Tucuche is a museum located in Wellsprings, Cascade, Trinidad, owned by the Elder Chief Ifá Ojé Won Yomi Abiodun, better …

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The man behind a beautiful museum in Cascade, Trinidad, is on a personal mission to preserve the island’s culture, writes 23-year-old Arianne St Louis from the town of Diego Martin. The De Legacy-House of El Tucuche is a museum located in Wellsprings, Cascade, Trinidad, owned by the Elder Chief Ifá Ojé Won Yomi Abiodun, better …

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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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