‘You only need three days to change a writer’s life’ – 2015 Man Booker prize winner, Marlon James, discusses writing ‘The Great Jamaican Novel’, writing from the Caribbean and why he had to leave Jamaica.
In Conversation with Marlon James
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08.01.25
Her Excellency Winnie Anna Kiap CBE appointed Chair of the Commonwealth Foundation
Following approval by Commonwealth Heads of Government last week, Her Excellency Winnie Anna Kiap CBE has been announced as the…
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07.11.24
The future of the Commonwealth and the next Secretary-General
In September 2024, six weeks before Member States decided who would be their next Secretary-General, the Commonwealth Foundation co-hosted a…
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14.10.24
The future of the Commonwealth and the next Secretary-General
At the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa this October, the Commonwealth will elect its seventh Secretary-General, marking…
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07.08.24
‘Our Climate, Our Future’
Entries for ‘Our Climate, Our Future’ have closed. We will announce the winners at the 2024 Commonwealth People's Forum in…
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21.06.24
Documentary about abandoned mining sites in the East Region of Cameroon
As a part of RELUFA's advocacy efforts for the restoration of mining sites in the East-Region of Cameroon, RELUFA have…
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21.06.24
Government agencies in four states make commitments to support the implementation of the VAPP Act
Photo source: Video/Youth Alive Foundation. The Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 (VAPP Act) was enacted to address gender-based violence…
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