On March 11, the Commonwealth celebrated its 75th Anniversary in London, under the theme One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth. The celebrations began with a flag raising ceremony at Westminster Palace, commonly known as the House of Parliament where the flags of the 56-member countries were paraded and hoisted, together with the Commonwealth […]
St. George: Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for Masters and Ph.D. Scholarship awards tenable in the United Kingdom commencing September/October 2024-25 Academic year. The awards are being offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for onsite studies in the United Kingdom. Full details of the scholarships can be obtained at the Commonwealth’s website: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/applicants […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture, in partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) continues to provide scholarship opportunities for Grenadian citizens to attain skills that are required for decent employment or entrepreneurship through the COL-Skills for Work programme COHORT #5. The initiative enables citizens to access over 5000+ high […]
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales announced pan-Commonwealth commitment to The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda, today. Launched at the Malta CHOGM in 2015 with the vision of creating a pan-Commonwealth network of forest conservation projects that marked Her Majesty The Queen’s service to […]
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 — His Excellency Ambassador Colin Murdoch, the Permanent Observer of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva, has commended the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Commonwealth Secretariat for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on health, including […]
From deadly heatwaves and devastating droughts, to decimated forests and coastlines eroded by rising sea levels, climate change is already taking its toll worldwide. Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration observed by people all over the Commonwealth in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe. It will be celebrated on Monday 8th March 2021, […]
I extend congratulations to His Excellency Dr Irfan Ali upon his swearing-in as President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana following the declaration of the 2 March General Election and Regional election results on 2 August 2020 by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). I commend former President, His Excellency David Granger, for his stewardship of Guyana […]
A COVID-19 dashboard has been launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat to help member countries make vital decisions during the ongoing crisis. The Commonwealth COVID-19 Dashboard is now live and offering crucial data and analysis to help equip governments and health workers with the information they need to tackle the pandemic and its devastating impacts. Powered by cutting-edge technology and […]
