News Archive

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Royal Commonwealth Society launches youth competition
Released:  17 November 2009
Imagine the year is 2049. What would the Commonwealth look like on its 100th birthday?

Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition sets off on long trek to South Pole
Released:  17 November 2009
International all-woman team marks Commonwealth’s 60th anniversary with record-breaking venture

One move at a time
Released:  16 November 2009
Mozambique’s chess champ to tackle Commonwealth title in Singapore

Uganda to market vanilla as high-end export
Released:  13 November 2009
‘Embedded’ trade analyst helps establish a network of services – the first of its kind in continental Africa

Remembering the fallen: New book marks Commonwealth’s contribution to WWII
Released:  11 November 2009
Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League publishes children’s book detailing personal accounts from the war

Commonwealth to help Maldives claim additional seabed
Released:  11 November 2009
Submission will open up new areas for exploration, conservation and development

Commonwealth helps councillors in The Gambia to develop community projects
Released:  11 November 2009
Training programme was organised to secure assistance from World Bank’s ‘community-driven development programme’

World must cherish young people as a ‘great resource’ – Sharma
Released:  11 November 2009
Secretary-General addresses latest crop of Commonwealth Scholars at a conference in London

Ask Sharma: Your queries answered by the Secretary-General
Released:  10 November 2009
Do you have a burning question or suggestion you would like to put to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth?

Secretary-General briefs world media on CHOGM
Released:  9 November 2009
Journalists primed on potential issues arising at Trinidad and Tobago summit