Commonwealth News

India and Fiji sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders in the presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar of India and Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka. The agreement aims to advance their mutual...

Bahamas to host the 44th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meeting in Nassau. The meeting aims to discuss issues related to peace and climate change with regional leaders. Bahamas PM Philip Brave Davis, CARICOM Secretary Carla Barnett, Chinese Foreign...

Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, signs the Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Bill (GEWE Act 2022) into law. This law guarantees at least 30 per cent of female reservation in Parliament which also includes diplomatic appointments with equal pay....

African carrier Eswatini Air aims to begin operations this summer. It is likely to be scheduled around 26 March. The startup set up by Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation is close to availing landing slots at Harare in Zimbabwe, and South African cities like...

Lesotho joins the global commemoration of World Radio Day. According to Ms Nthati Moorosi, the Minister of Information, Communication, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI), radio is acknowledged all around the world as a platform for the easy and accessible...

Nikos Christodoulides becomes the youngest minister to win the presidential election in Cyprus. The nation holds these elections every five years. Christodoulides, also an ex-foreign minister has always had an image of a young and dynamic politician with new ideas in...