In the coming weeks and months both France and Britain could see their prized triple-A credit ratings downgraded by feared, if increasingly discredited, credit rating agencies, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The head of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, last week criticised credit rating agencies for what he terms …
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In the coming weeks and months both France and Britain could see their prized triple-A credit ratings downgraded by feared, if increasingly discredited, credit rating agencies, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The head of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, last week criticised credit rating agencies for what he terms …
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Going forward into 2012, we must try to learn from the mistakes and successes of the past year and attempt to make 2012 the best year that humanity has ever experienced, writes Samantha Khan, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The Earth spins on its axis like a sparkling blue and green Christmas …
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Going forward into 2012, we must try to learn from the mistakes and successes of the past year and attempt to make 2012 the best year that humanity has ever experienced, writes Samantha Khan, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The Earth spins on its axis like a sparkling blue and green Christmas …
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The Stop Online Piracy Act, which provoked widespread public outrage when introduced to the US Congress, is both flawed and unlikely to beat criminal counterfeiting stemming from China, according to Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. There’s been uproar from certain factions of the public and websites in response to the …
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The Stop Online Piracy Act, which provoked widespread public outrage when introduced to the US Congress, is both flawed and unlikely to beat criminal counterfeiting stemming from China, according to Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. There’s been uproar from certain factions of the public and websites in response to the …
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The 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 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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