Feb 23, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Mashramani festival is annually celebrated with a parade, music, games and cooking that intends to commemorate the “Birth of the Republic”. There are masquerade bands performing acrobatic dance routines on streets, calypso, soca, chutney-soca, and chutney...
Feb 22, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Father Walter Lini was the first Prime Minister of the newly Independent country of Vanuatu in 1980. This holiday is observed by people taking the time to remember him through memorials and special services.
Feb 22, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Today marks the date in 1979 when Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations. The day begins with the annual military parade followed by the Independence address by the Prime Minister.
Feb 21, 2022 | Commonwealth News
To commemorate Language Movement Day, the Shaheed Minar (Martyrs’ Monument), a symbolic sculpture, was erected in Dhaka. On this day, the sculpture is offered with flowers memory of those who gave their lives in defence of their language and culture.
Feb 21, 2022 | Commonwealth News
The African Union Commission (AUC) to benefit from an $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to strengthen its governance and provide it with institutional capacity-building support. Bank’s President Akinwumi Adesina and AUC’s Deputy Chair...
Feb 18, 2022 | Commonwealth News
This is the National Day of The Gambia and marks the country’s independence on 18 February 1965. The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa and the 21st member of the Commonwealth.
