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Improving governance and public service in St Lucia
Released:  31 October 2008
Workshop aims to enhance collaboration between Cabinet Ministers and Permanent Secretaries

Capacity building in the Commonwealth
Released:  2 November 2007
How the Secretariat’s work provides training, resources and support to member countries

Magistrates in Swaziland receive judicial training
Released:  31 October 2007
Three-month capacity-building workshop will help reduce High Court backlog

Tanzanian public servants trained in effective contract negotiations and management
Released:  31 October 2007
Reducing public expenditure the ultimate goal of a Commonwealth workshop

Report of the Commonwealth Secretary-General launched
Released:  31 October 2007
“This is the Commonwealth not just of goodwill and good connections, but of relevance and impact” -- Don McKinnon

Transforming Societies Changing Lives
Released:  31 October 2007
The biennial report from the Secretary-General outlines the current work of the Commonwealth Secretariat and its vision for the future

Parliamentary internship programme
Released:  31 October 2007
India assists Sri Lanka to achieve parliamentary excellence through internships

Ransford Smith presented with World Food Day medal
Released:  30 October 2007
The Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Jacques Diouf, paid an official visit to the Commonwealth Secretariat on 24 October, 2007

Commonwealth Secretary-General visits Cyprus
Released:  30 October 2007
Don McKinnon called on President Tassos Papadopoulos and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoulli

Secretary-General to visit Cyprus
Released:  26 October 2007
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon will visit the Republic of Cyprus from 28 to 29 October 2007