youth development
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CARICOM finalises Youth Development Action Plan (CYDAP)
The CARICOM Youth Development Action Plan (CYDAP) is currently being finalised by a Technical Working Group (TWG) which was convened on Wednesday 7 October, at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Guyana. CYDAP aims to support the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) by articulating a framework to facilitate greater access to and the quality and quantity of opportunities available to young people between the ages of ten…
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CRYC celebrated Caribbean Youth Day in Jamaica
It was a significant week for youths of the Caribbean as they celebrated Caribbean Youth Day 2015 under the theme “Refocus, Reinvest, Reinforce. Youth Integration for a Stronger and Sustainable Caribbean.” The Caribbean Regional Youth Council (CRYC) played a key role in these celebrations. The council partnered with the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) Youth…
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CEBO does follow up in St. Kitts and Nevis
The CARICOM Secretariat is currently implementing the “CARICOM/ SPAIN Citizen Support Security Project- Support for Youth Empowerment and Resilience” project, which includes the delivery of the Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) follow up activities in 5 CEBO pilot Member States. The CEBO training forms part of a regional project developed by the CARICOM Secretariat, to engage, motivate and…
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Barbados to host Caribbean Youth Entrepreneurship Summit
Regional policymakers, young entrepreneurs, and other major stakeholders, will meet in Barbados on Thursday 24th September, 2015 during the Caribbean Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (C-YES), to chart a future for youth entrepreneurship in the Caribbean. The C-YES is a new platform for entrepreneurs and policy makers, to collectively build a better future for entrepreneurship development in the Caribbean.It will also provide…
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Agriculture Project Sowing Seeds Of Youth Development
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 16, 2015 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts-Nevis Agricultural Youth Forum (SKNAYF) is making a push to spread greenhouse technology to farmers and provide them with opportunities to develop new leadership skills so as to make them more productive citizens. The group opened its two-day conference on Crime, Greenhouse Technology and Leadership at the UWI Conference Room on Thursday…
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CARICOM says new US$70M initiative could spur youth entrepreneurship
– Guyana looks to boost ICT sector The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which has long lamented the lack of opportunities for youths, has hailed a new U.S government initiative in the region. CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque told Guyanese journalists in Panama City that the initiative is to boost entrepreneurial capacity among youths in the 15-nation regional trade and integration bloc. On Thursday,…
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Obama Announces US$70m Programme For Youths
The US will invest in young entrepreneurs and civil society activists in Central America and the Caribbean through an initiative that includes fellowships, mentorship and investment opportunities, Barack Obama announced during a town hall meeting with youth leaders from Jamaica. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide the The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) $68 million…
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Youth in spotlight at CARICOM Heads Meeting
Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller greets members of the Grand Bahama Youth Choir after their performance at the opening of the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Thursday at Melia Nassau Beach Hotel. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) The Youth Choir added a taste of Bahamian folklore…
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Prime Minister Christie Speaks for Youth Development and Empowerment at CARICOM
By Betty Vedrine, Bahamas Information Services Nassau, Bahamas – The Caribbean has ‘extensive’ intellectual, cultural and sporting heritage that should be further developed Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas the Right Hon. Perry G. Christie, who is Chairman of CARICOM, observed at the Opening Ceremonies of the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the…
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Regional Project Pushes Employment Through Creativity
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 10, 2014 (SKNIS): The Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunities (CEBO) project launched its six-day Training of Trainers Workshop today (June 10) in St. Kitts. CEBO is funded jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the governments of Italy and Spain, and is led by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. It is intended to…
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