Commonwealth Stage at the Jubilee Family Festival
May 18, 2012The Commonwealth Foundation is curating the Commonwealth Stage at the Jubilee Family Festival, celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on 2-3 June 2012 at Hyde Park in London. Performances during the two-day event will represent Africa, Asia, Caribbean and the Pacific under the Commonwealth Theme for 2012: Connecting Cultures.
Wasted milk is equal to gas emissions from 20,000 cars
May 18, 2012Waste milk creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhausts, according to a study that highlights the environmental costs of inefficient farming and the aggressive marketing of supermarket food. Scientists have calculated that the 360,000 tonnes of waste milk that is poured down British drains each year creates greenhouse gases equivalent to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide...
African football: the beautiful sport
May 17, 2012Victor Buhler's new documentary The Beautiful Game examines how football is changing the lives of Africans on and off the pitch.
May 17, 2012
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have played an important role in South Asia and are a critical source for employment creation as well as income generation. This publication aims to propose practical policy interventions for improving business environments in three South Asian countries.
Lesotho: Former Malawian President Bakili Muluzi to Lead Commonwealth Observers to Lesotho Elections
May 17, 2012Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma announced on 14 May 2012 that former Malawian President Dr Bakili Muluzi will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group to the Lesotho Parliamentary Elections, to be held on 26 May 2012.
60 facts you didn't know about Queen Elizabeth II
May 16, 2012After 60 years on the Commonwealth's throne, Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee marks a historic milestone in the iconic monarch's reign. The second longest-serving ruler behind Queen Victoria.
