Browne: Let voices be heard at CHOGM
June 28, 2009 | Guardian
Co-ordinator of the Network for NGOs for the Advancement of Women, Hazel Browne, is calling on all civil society groups in Trinidad and Tobago to let their voices be heard during the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).



Locals shine in book awards
June 24, 2009 | The Age
LAST month Prime Minister Kevin Rudd waxed almost lyrical about the strengths of Melbourne's literary culture, paying tribute to its publishers and writers at the launch of a new prize for political...



Alive with the sound of music
June 10, 2009 | Trinidad & Tobago's Newsday
THE EDITOR: This is a message to all brilliant, professional young and aspiring musicians in Trinidad and Tobago who would like to work in partnership with Commonwealth musicians for a sustainable and equitable...



Queen Elizabeth Visists T&T: November 26
June 9, 2009 | BLP
QUEEN ELIZABETH II is expected to arrive in Trinidad on November 26 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which takes place in Port-of-Spain from November 27 to...



2,000 delegates expected to join Education Ministers conference
June 8, 2009 | The Brunei Times
MORE than 2,000 delegates are expected take part in the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (17CCEM), this year celebrating its 50th anniversary, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from June 15...



LAWYERS URGED FIGHT ANTIGAY LAWS IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
May 28, 2009 | Mask
Page: 1 By Mongezi Mhlongo (BTM Reporter) Image curtsey of www.abc.net.au AFRICA ABROAD 28 May 2009: Former Australian High Court Justice, Michael Kirby has criticised Commonwealth member states that criminalize homosexuality, at the recent Commonwealth Law Conference held in Hong Kong...



Book - The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas
May 28, 2009 | Same Same.com.au
The Slap, this years winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize, is arguably an unlikely critical darling. A plot-driven, unpretentious novel that demands to be quickly devoured, Christos Tsiolkas fifth novel (his best known to gay readers, and probably full stop, being Loaded, which became the film Head On.



Teachers will urge commitment to education in face of global recession
May 27, 2009 | Commonwealth Secretariat
Commonwealth Teachers Forum set to become permanent fixture at triennial education ministers ...



Langa Africas best
May 27, 2009 | Sowetan
Edward Tsumele Celebrated South African novelist Mandla Langa just barely lost the prestigious Commonwealth Writers Prize to Australian Christos...



Aussie writer Christos Tsiolkas wins Commonwealth Writers Prize for 'The Slap'
May 19, 2009 | Prince George Citizen
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Australian writer Christos Tsiolkas has won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best book for "The Slap." Pakistan's Mohammed Hanif picked up the best first book award for "A Case of Exploding...