INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN MESSAGE
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 25 November 2011 Violence against women and girls takes many forms and is widespread throughout the globe. It includes rape, domestic violence, harassment at work, abuse in school, female genital mutilation and sexual violence in armed conflicts. It is predominantly inflicted by men. Whether in developing or developed countries, the pervasiveness of this [...]
The Commonwealth: Will Wise Heads Prevail?
By Sir Ronald Sanders A visitor to Perth in Australia during the week ending 30th October would be forgiven in believing that the City revolves around the 54-nation Commonwealth.
MESSAGE FOR UN DAY – THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
24 October 2011 Days from now, the human family will welcome its seven billionth member. Some say our planet is too crowded. I say we are seven billion strong. The world has made remarkable progress since the United Nations was born 66 years ago today. We are living longer. More of our children survive. More [...]
14TH ANNUAL BRIMSTONE HILL EMANCIPATION CONCERT
By Orita Bailey The 14th annual Brimstone Hill Fortress Emancipation concert got off to a prompt start on Sunday 14th August 2011, for what has become a feature on the cultural calendar of the Federation. The Emancipation concert has been held on the second Sunday in August since 1997 to honour the memory of our [...]
Washie Beats Off The Competition for Essence of Hope
By Orita Bailey Students of Washington Archibald High School once again demonstrated their talents, this time in art and design; taking two out of three places in a T-shirt competition entitled “Raising your level of Expectancy and Creativity”. The breast cancer support organisation Essence of Hope launched the competition in March 2011, as the first [...]
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