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The Commonwealth media’s role in elections: some lessons from Britain and Canada

The Commonwealth media’s role in elections: some lessons from Britain and Canada

by chloe | Jan 8, 2020 | Canada & the Caribbean, Elections

by William Crawley, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies The principles of freedom of information and freedom of expression are regarded as the core of shared values to which Commonwealth governments aspire. In practice many Commonwealth countries...
The end of the First World War in the British Caribbean

The end of the First World War in the British Caribbean

by anna | Nov 23, 2018 | Canada & the Caribbean, Imperial and Postcolonial History, World War One

  Dr Peter D Fraser Senior Research Fellow There is a memorial in Mumbai containing the names of perhaps the first British West Indians to die in combat in the First World War. They died around 8 p.m. on 1 November 1914 off the coast of Chile; they served as...
The Diplomatic Imperative…

The Diplomatic Imperative…

by anna | Oct 1, 2018 | Canada & the Caribbean, Regions, The Commonwealth

By Sir Ronald Sanders Except at time of crisis, many countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) credit their foreign ministries and their embassies or high commissions abroad with little value. Yet, diplomacy, which is the work of foreign ministries and their...
The Black Must Be Discharged!

The Black Must Be Discharged!

by anna | Sep 20, 2018 | Canada & the Caribbean, Human Rights, Imperial and Postcolonial History

By Sir Ronald Sanders Racism was the bedrock of European colonialism in the Caribbean. The subjugation, oppression and exploitation of African people as ‘sub-human’ was justified by colonial powers based on race and colour. A crucial fixture of the architecture of...

Lee Kuan Yew’s Caribbean rescue in the Commonwealth

by chloe | Mar 27, 2015 | Asia, Canada & the Caribbean

by Sir Ronald Sanders, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies Lee Kuan Yew, who led Singapore for three decades, died on March 23rd. He was a remarkable man who is best remembered for courageous leadership that converted a tiny island with virtually...

Vanuatu and Tuvalu – inadequate response to human suffering

by chloe | Mar 20, 2015 | Canada & the Caribbean

by Sir Ronald Sanders, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies People on the East Coast of the United States of America (US) and the Caribbean should consider how best they might lend a helping hand to the people of the islands of Tuvalu and Vanuatu...
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