Commonwealth News
Sierra Leone Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day is celebrated with military parades, ceremonies and other events presided over by the president of Sierra Leone. In 2002, the late former president Alhaji Dr Ahmed Tejan Kabbah declared in Krio that the “war don don” – “the war is over” and 18th of...
Victoria signs agreement to host 2026 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) signs an agreement with the Victorian Government and the Commonwealth Games Federation to enter exclusive negotiations to bring the 2026 event to Victoria. The final deal will conclude around April this year. There are also ongoing...
Commonwealth and WHO to strengthen cooperation on health, including access to vaccines
The Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization (WHO) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation on a range of public health issues such as vaccine equity, access to quality health services and building a resilient and...
Larsen & Toubro’s construction arm bags ‘significant’ order in Bangladesh
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) bags a 'significant' order to construct hi-tech IT parks at eight locations (2 packages at 4 locations each) across Bangladesh. The Indian EXIM Bank will be funding the project. It is the first IT and office space order that L&T has...
Belize extends protection for sharks after research documents show population decline
Endangered sharks can be still vulnerable even in the marine protected area (MPA). The first long-term monitoring studies of reef sharks within MPA tracked the number of Caribbean reef sharks at Glover's Reef Atoll and documented a population decline between...
Bangladesh High Commission in London to set up business advisory committee
The Bangladesh High Commission in the UK will set up a business advisory committee in order to seize new business, investment and trade opportunities. Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem also called upon the chambers for advice and active...