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News Archive

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Trinidad and Tobago launches 2009 CHOGM logo, website
Released:  30 June 2008
“CHOGM is a spectacular national event. It leaves behind a legacy of skills and infrastructure, and belief” – Kamalesh Sharma

Marginalisation of Africa must become yesterday’s story
Released:  27 June 2008
Ransford Smith speaks at the launch of a new publication which looks at the prospects and challenges of development in Africa

Commonwealth to present teacher recruitment protocol in America
Released:  27 June 2008
This protocol aims to balance the rights of teachers to migrate internationally against the need to protect the integrity of national education systems

Developing countries to benefit from decision on the law of the sea
Released:  27 June 2008
Commonwealth Secretariat helped develop and draft this decision, both during and in the build up to the UNCLOS States Parties Meeting

Protecting wildlife and wilderness in Botswana
Released:  26 June 2008
A guidelines manual is in place and an eco-certification scheme is being developed to encourage tourism companies to comply with recognised environmental standards

Barbados minister hails Commonwealth Youth Programme
Released:  26 June 2008
Training helped me become who I am, says Donville Inniss

Commonwealth a valuable contributor to progress in Maldives
Released:  26 June 2008
CFTC assistance has helped to boost human resource and institutional development

Legal experts debate court of appeal for the Caribbean
Released:  25 June 2008
Commonwealth-organised seminar brings together academics and legal practitioners to examine constitutional and administrative law in the region

Delegates to analyse Commonwealth’s debt management programme
Released:  25 June 2008
More than 100 experts will discuss ways the debt management programme can be of further benefit to both Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth countries

Human rights is a vital factor for good governance, says Jamaica’s Justice Minister
Released:  25 June 2008
Police must uphold international standards in protecting citizens and their rights, stresses Dorothy Lightbourne