by Adedoyin Ajayi Photo: An eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent & the Grenadines on T …
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by Marver B. Woodley Climate change is a global challenge that requires collective action, and the p …
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by Wyzdom McCalla-Rodol The two bitter political rivals have hurled attacks at each other since the …
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Read moreThe success of grassroots movements, as seen in the Occupy protests and Arab Spring uprisings, brings into question traditional political institutions and processes, according to Joshua Hamlet, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. “That sky was bluest when I could beat my mates at examination time, or beat them at a foot-race, or …
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The stakes in the long battle between Britain and Argentina over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands just got a lot higher, reports Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. Every so often, the Falkland Islands become the subject of dispute between the Argentinean and British governments. It is at these times Buenos …
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The stakes in the long battle between Britain and Argentina over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands just got a lot higher, reports Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. Every so often, the Falkland Islands become the subject of dispute between the Argentinean and British governments. It is at these times Buenos …
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A disturbing trend among some women in the Caribbean to bleach their skin a lighter shade has Jo-Annah Richards, 26, from the island of Montserrat, wondering about the roots of the problem. Turning slowly I faced the individual that uttered my name. I searched my mind trying to put a name to the face while …
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A disturbing trend among some women in the Caribbean to bleach their skin a lighter shade has Jo-Annah Richards, 26, from the island of Montserrat, wondering about the roots of the problem. Turning slowly I faced the individual that uttered my name. I searched my mind trying to put a name to the face while …
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The causes of emotional child abuse often seem to be invisible, yet the effects can be irreversible, reports Samantha Khan, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. Silent. Savage. Scarring. Emotional child abuse. A menacing monster hiding in plain sight, undetected, shadowed by the more glaring ills of society, threatening to erode the minds of …
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The causes of emotional child abuse often seem to be invisible, yet the effects can be irreversible, reports Samantha Khan, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. Silent. Savage. Scarring. Emotional child abuse. A menacing monster hiding in plain sight, undetected, shadowed by the more glaring ills of society, threatening to erode the minds of …
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Children can too easily fall prey to a culture of defeatism, however they must continue to fight for the right to dream, writes Craig Dixon, 24, aka Juleus Ghunta, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. I remember eating a meal with my sisters and brother when I was about seventeen. I will not say what it was, …
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Children can too easily fall prey to a culture of defeatism, however they must continue to fight for the right to dream, writes Craig Dixon, 24, aka Juleus Ghunta, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. I remember eating a meal with my sisters and brother when I was about seventeen. I will not say what it was, …
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Jamaica’s National Development Plan is awash with fine rhetoric, but it is action that is required to overcome economic and social challenges, writes Nakeeta Nembhard, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the county of Middlesex. This year marks 50 years since Jamaica became an independent state, over which time the country has made outstanding achievements despite …
“Jamaica needs a call to action not a document full of pretty prose” Read More »
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