Commonwealth News
Canada’s Digital Conference for Women Entrepreneurs Returns with StrikeUP 2023
Canada’s largest digital conference, StrikeUP Canada, registrations are now open for women entrepreneurs. It is one of the largest digital events in Canada that focuses on uniting women entrepreneurs and supporting their economic development with the support of the...
World #1 inventor Andre Gray receives Key to Belize City
In downtown Belize, City Mayor, Bernard Wagner hands over the symbolic KEY, a special honour, to the world-renowned inventor Andre Gray for his accomplishments in digital technologies. Belizean-born, Gray is regarded as one of the greatest inventors of all time and is...
Former M’sian diplomat reappointed as Commonwealth Foundation chair
Following the support from all the 56 commonwealth member countries, Sudha Devi KR Vasudevan has been re-appointed as a chair of the Commonwealth Foundation. Her reappointment term began this year on Jan 1, 2023. She has also been an envoy to Australia, Brazil,...
Island states climate negotiator Lia Nicholson joins startup Terrascope as sustainability lead
Singapore startup Terrascope which helps in decarbonisation using data and analytics appoints Lia Nicholson as head of sustainability. Lia is from Antigua and Barbuda and was a lead climate negotiator at the COP26 climate talks for the Alliance of Small Island States....
Pongal
This festival revolves around three major crops - rice, turmeric, and sugarcane. Pongal is a dish cooked in the courtyard of the house in clay pots. People clean their homes and decorate them with Kolams – a decorative art made on the floor with a white paste of rice....
Lohri and Makar Sankrant
Also referred to as a “Bonfire Festival” or the “Festival of Farmers" where fire marks a source of rejuvenation and renewal, this festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm by newly-married couples and those who have witnessed childbirth to seek blessings from the...