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New Health Insurance Exchanges Should be Independent, Aim for Level Playing Field
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund provides recommendations for state and federal policymakers as they design and implement the new health insurance exchanges which are a key element of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The state-based...
Canada Gives Backing to Rwanda’s Bid to Join Commonwealth
Canada has said it supports Rwanda’s bid to join the 53-nation commonwealth with just a few days remaining before nations comprising mainly of former British colonies decide on the fate of the East African country. According to the Canadian media,...
Commonwealth Sends Election Observers to Mozambique
The 51-member Commonwealth has sent a high profile mission to observe Mozambique’s elections on the 28th of October headed by former Sierra Leone President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, the group said in a statement on Monday. The statement said the Commonwealth...
Fiji’s Bainimarama Denies Bid For Presidency
Fiji’s interim leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama has slammed international media reports linking him to a bid for the country’s vacant presidency. Bainimarama, who seized control of government in a heavily-criticised 2006 coup, was said to be eyeing...
Australian Students Twitter Parkes Telescope Takeover
In what is believed to be a world first, Australian students have recorded their takeover of a major Australian telescope using the Internet and have employed micro-blogging social networking site Twitter to monitor their observations. The program, known...
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Delegation Pledges Support for Rwanda’s Bid to Join the Commonwealth
The visiting Commonwealth Parliamentary Association delegation on Thursday pledged their support to Rwanda’s bid to join the Commonwealth. The delegation made the promise when they visited Rwanda’s Prime Minister Bernard Makuza at his office in Kigali. Makuza...British Queen Posts Christmas Message on Internet
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has joined the YouTube generation in posting her annual Christmas message to the Commonwealth on the popular video Web site. The move has come on the 50th anniversary of her first televised Christmas speech. For VOA,...Commonwealth Summit Ends in Kampala
The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, known as CHOGM, drew to a close, with statements by the leaders of a number of Commonwealth countries. Key decisions made included the suspension of Pakistan, after Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf failed...
