The rocketing costs of fuel and foodstuffs are a major cause for concern for developing countries and the poorest members of society. Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia, reports. There is talk of a coming crisis like the one that produced riots in 2008 and 1974. Latest figures show that …

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The rocketing costs of fuel and foodstuffs are a major cause for concern for developing countries and the poorest members of society. Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia, reports. There is talk of a coming crisis like the one that produced riots in 2008 and 1974. Latest figures show that …

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Urgent action is needed to combat climate change, the world’s greatest challenge. But in addressing this problem, our first step is to understand it, writes Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Climate change is one of the most talked about environmental issues of the day. Most individuals believe that it …

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Urgent action is needed to combat climate change, the world’s greatest challenge. But in addressing this problem, our first step is to understand it, writes Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Climate change is one of the most talked about environmental issues of the day. Most individuals believe that it …

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Too few cases of sexual assault make it to the courts despite millions of women around the world becoming victims every year. Why is it that attacks go unpunished, asks Commonwealth Correspondent Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia? According to the United Nations, sexual abuse is defined as the actual …

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Too few cases of sexual assault make it to the courts despite millions of women around the world becoming victims every year. Why is it that attacks go unpunished, asks Commonwealth Correspondent Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia? According to the United Nations, sexual abuse is defined as the actual …

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Parents should develop trusting relationships with their children in order to prevent and detect child abuse, says Genitta Pascal, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Lucia. It was reported in the media that police officers with responsibility for handling sexual assault cases from the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint …

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Parents should develop trusting relationships with their children in order to prevent and detect child abuse, says Genitta Pascal, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Lucia. It was reported in the media that police officers with responsibility for handling sexual assault cases from the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint …

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A year has passed since Hurricane Tomas lashed the Caribbean, killing some 70 people and devastating lives and livelihoods. Genitta Pascal, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Lucia, reports on the aftermath. We woke up that Friday morning looking forward to the Jounen Kweyol holiday activities at our schools, business premises and local communities. We had …

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A year has passed since Hurricane Tomas lashed the Caribbean, killing some 70 people and devastating lives and livelihoods. Genitta Pascal, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Lucia, reports on the aftermath. We woke up that Friday morning looking forward to the Jounen Kweyol holiday activities at our schools, business premises and local communities. We had …

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