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Tag: Commonwealth Day

  • Monday, March 13th 2017 - 08:06 UTC

    Queen's leads Commonwealth Day celebrations with a peace, respect and understanding message

    “By upholding justice and the rule of law, and by striving for societies that are fair and offer opportunities for all, we overcome division and find reconciliation”

    Queen Elizabeth has highlighted respect and understanding between nations as the key to peace in her annual message to the Commonwealth. The Queen's address to 2.4 billion citizens promotes this year's Commonwealth Day theme of “a peace-building Commonwealth”.

  • Monday, March 13th 2017 - 08:00 UTC

    Falklands governor will deliver the Queen's Commonwealth message

    Governor Colin Roberts CVO

    A full program of activities has been planned for this Monday, Commonwealth Day, by the Falkland Islands government. Students and staff from the Falklands Community School will raise the Commonwealth Flag at 08:00, and an hour later the Falklands Junior School together with Defence Force, FIDF, officers will raise the Commonwealth Flag on Victory Green, and the Speaker is to read the Commonwealth Affirmation.

  • Monday, March 13th 2017 - 07:51 UTC

    Young Falkland Islanders celebrate Commonwealth Day with Youth Assembly meeting

     A distinguished witness of the debate will be HMA Anwar Choudhury , British ambassador to Peru.

    Young Falkland Islanders with a taste for politics will be holding this Monday a special meeting of the Commonwealth Day Youth Parliament. The event will take place beginning at 10:00 at the Chamber of Commerce and is open to the public wishing to attend.A distinguished witness of the debate will be HMA Anwar Choudhury, British ambassador to Peru.

  • Wednesday, March 16th 2016 - 07:04 UTC

    Minister Hugo Swire: “The Commonwealth is no relic of the past”

    Hugo Swire with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully

    Minister of State Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP blogs on the importance of the Commonwealth following his visit to New Zealand and Canada.Sometimes the Commonwealth is seen as a relic of the past. I argue passionately that it is nothing of the sort. The test is always the same – would we invent the Commonwealth today? The answer is that we would. It is an important organisation for the present and the future.

  • Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 06:02 UTC

    Commonwealth Day 2015: Message from The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth

    The Queen attends the Commonwealth Observance at Westminster Abbey

    One simple lesson from history is that when people come together to talk, to exchange ideas and to develop common goals, wonderful things can happen. So many of the world's greatest technological and industrial achievements have begun as partnerships between families, countries, and even continents. But, as we are often reminded, the opposite can also be true. When common goals fall apart, so does the exchange of ideas. And if people no longer trust or understand each other, the talking will soon stop too.

  • Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 00:14 UTC

    Young Falkland Islanders attend Commonwealth Day events in London

    Kalon Jaffray and Jessica McPhee will be given a tour of the Houses of Parliament, and attend the Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey.

    Young Falkland Islands students studying in the United Kingdom, Kalon Jaffray and Jessica McPhee will be attending the Commonwealth Day events in London, which this year emphasize on the youth of the Commonwealth under the title of ”A Young Commonwealth”.

  • Monday, March 10th 2014 - 20:15 UTC

    Commonwealth Day message underlines “team” spirit ahead of Glasgow Games

     The baton relay will be passing through the 70 countries and territories whose teams will gather for the Games in July

    The following is Queen Elizabeth II message on Commonwealth Day, 10 March. - In July this year, the opening of the 20th Commonwealth Games will be marked by the arrival in Glasgow of the baton that started its journey from Buckingham Palace five months ago.

  • Monday, March 11th 2013 - 18:16 UTC

    Commonwealth message: unlocking potential with innovation and excellence'.

    Commonwealth flags flying outside the British Parliament

    “What lies at the heart of our Commonwealth approach is individuals and communities finding ways to strive together to create a better future that is beneficial for all” said the official Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth message celebrated on Monday.

  • Monday, March 12th 2012 - 17:29 UTC

    “Connecting cultures”, the theme for this year’s Commonwealth Day celebration

    H.M. Queen Elizabeth II:  “An extraordinary cultural tapestry that reflects the many individual and collective identities”

    “Connecting Cultures” is the theme chosen for this year’s Commonwealth Day. The Commonwealth unites 54 countries with diverse cultures around shared values and vision. A global community of over two billion people of differing beliefs and traditions, with cultural expression, a vibrant means of identity and exchange.

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