Commonwealth News
Bahamas hosts 44th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting
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 gender law boosts women’s participation in politics, business
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....
Start-up Eswatini Air seeks to begin flights by summer season
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 Commemorates World Radio Day
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...
Cyprus Ex-foreign minister wins presidential election, becomes youngest president of the country
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...
India to jointly organise 12th World Hindi Conference in Fiji
India's External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar and Fiji's PM Sitiveni Rabuka to organise the 12th World Hindi Conference from February 15-17 in Fiji. The conference will award "Vishwa Hindi Samman" to Hindi scholars from all over the world for their remarkable...