CARICOM and Commonwealth Secretariats sign agreement to strengthen cooperation
GEORGETOWN - The CARICOM and Commonwealth Secretariats signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further strengthen cooperation between the two Organisations. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin More...
Commonwealth Secretary-General pledges to challenge development assistance rules
ROSEAU - Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has promised to ramp up advocacy for the reform of development assistance rules which member states say are restricting aid to storm ravished countries More...
New Commonwealth secretary-general pledges to promote LGBT agenda
LONDON, England -- The Commonwealth secretary general designate, British Baroness Patricia Scotland, will spend the first two years of her tenure promoting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) agenda, More...
A crucial election: The next Commonwealth Secretary-General
LONDON, England – The last rites have been read prematurely for the Commonwealth many times. But even some of its strongest supporters now believe that it faces an existential crisis graver than any it has faced More...
Ronald Sanders re-named for Commonwealth Secretary General post
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda has re-named its High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sir Ronald Sanders as a candidate for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General. Sir Ronald faces a challenge More...
British ‘two-card trick’ alleged over Commonwealth post
LONDON, England -- In addition to hosting the headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat and having Queen Elizabeth II as the organisation’s head, the British government, in defiance of long standing conventions, More...
Commonwealth heads of government, foreign ministers to meet in New York
NEW YORK, USA -- The 13th annual meeting of commonwealth foreign affairs ministers will take place in New York this week alongside the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Thursday, ministers More...
