Each day new apps and alliances help Facebook become a larger cyber-superpower, capable of following its users and educating itself about them, writes Ariela St Pierre – Collins, 15, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados. The question is whether Facebook users should be concerned about the scope of information being permanently compiled. Your security settings are …
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Environment & Climate Change | Small States | Sustainable Development Goals
Empowering Caribbean Youth: Taking Small Steps for Big Climate Change Impact
March 30th, 2024by 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 17th, 2024by Wyzdom McCalla-Rodol The two bitter political rivals have hurled attacks at each other since the …
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Culture | Economic Development | Social Development
Pan-African Diasporas: Catalysts to African Development
February 18th, 2024by Sylvester Stephen Mtenga Diaspora: the movement, migration or scattering of a people away from an …
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Read moreDemocracy 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 …
The Commonwealth is training Caribbean youth workers on educating young people about their human rights. The first regional workshop is being held in Nassau, The Bahamas, this week. The training aims to increase the number of young people who are informed about their rights to enable them to advocate for strengthened rights protection and promotion …
The stateless man Raul Garcia, who has been imprisoned for over 20 years, is a free man today, writes Ariela St Pierre-Collins, a 15-year old Commonwealth Correspondent from the Barbados. Raul has moved to rural Barbados, where he will be gradually integrated into society. Just over 20 years ago, Raul Garcia entered Barbados using a …
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Adolph Hitler had the army and the weapons to win World War II, says Ryan Bachoo, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago, but his great downfall was the failure to recognize the value of engineers who designed his war machinery. At a time when the world is going through so many wars, and …
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 …
Human trafficking is a multimillion dollar transnational business, but the crime seems to be shrouded in secrecy. Tamica Parchment, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent living in Kingston, Jamaica, investigates the reasons behind human trafficking’s lack of exposure in the public and political eye. After the dramatic rescue of three young women in Cleveland, there was a …
The rate of school dropouts is a vote of no confidence in the world’s educational systems, says Ryan Bachoo, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. He makes the case for alternate instructive systems that bring out the best in every student. Every year in the United States, over a million students drop out …
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In order to achieve effective global governance, countries must cooperate with each other, writes Latoyaa Roberts, 25, a Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. She discusses the importance of non-state actors in securing a form of governance that is beneficial on a global scale. I have often heard the terms “global governance” and “good governance” used …
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It is high time for the Caribbean to fully exploit the relationship it has with Asian countries in order to explore other pathways to a brighter future, writes Latoyaa Roberts, 25, a Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean trade and development aid is primarily linked to historical colonial powers such as the United Kingdom, and …