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Commonwealth News - Issue 454 | 2 September 2009 Full text version
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Fiji suspended from the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, has announced that the Republic of the Fiji Islands stands fully suspended from membership of the Commonwealth with immediate effect.
Tightening the net: Developing countries brace for tougher fishing regime
Study warns of potential threat from incoming EU regulation
Bridging the digital divide in rural Africa
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation examines ‘Universal Service Funds’
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Latest small states statistics plug gap in global pool of data
Commonwealth publication sheds light on recent development trends

From the Archive: Trinidad and Tobago joins the Commonwealth
August 1962: ‘Father of the Nation’ heralds the newly independent Caribbean nation in radio address

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Edited by Tom Baird
Reports by Will Henley

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