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  • Photo of CARICOM SG’s social media interaction with youths a success

    CARICOM SG’s social media interaction with youths a success

    Youth from across the Region as well as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) diaspora Monday evening got the opportunity to engage in a live social media interaction with the CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. The event was hosted just before the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Barbados, which formally opens on…

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  • Photo of CARICOM SG to host social media interaction on entrepreneurship with youth

    CARICOM SG to host social media interaction on entrepreneurship with youth

    Young people from across the Region will have an opportunity to interact with the CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque via social media on 29 June 2015. The event, which is happening just before the Thirty Sixth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Barbados, is an initiative of the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #askSG on…

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  • Photo of CYA attends UNESCO conference on youth and internet in Paris

    CYA attends UNESCO conference on youth and internet in Paris

    The two-day event ,which was conducted in both English and French, brought together more than 250 officials, academics, policy-makers, youth NGO’s, experts and practitioners from a range of institutions and disciplines from across the world, to share experiences, highlight gaps and explore options in reducing the internet as a tool for youth extremism and radicalism. The conference highlighted the need for…

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  • Photo of Youth Parliament Debate on CARICOM

    Youth Parliament Debate on CARICOM

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Press Release (No.05) 22 / June/ 2015 As part of Government’s outreach programme to sensitise the public about the importance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and regional integration, a debate for youth will be staged on Friday, June 26, in the Lower House of Parliament from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The Youth…

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  • Photo of Barbadian Youths Told: Make Use Of CARICOM Opportunities!

    Barbadian Youths Told: Make Use Of CARICOM Opportunities!

    A cross-section of this island’s youth have been encouraged to make the most of the opportunities afforded them under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, especially as it relates to the Free Movement of Persons. These comments came from Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, Robert ‘Bobby’ Morris, as he delivered the feature address at a seminar for secondary school students on…

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  • Photo of Vybzing Youth Forum participants showcase talents

    Vybzing Youth Forum participants showcase talents

    Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 14, 2015 Creative youth from St. Kitts and Nevis are unleashing their creative thinking skills at the ‘Vybzing’ forum through hands-on experiences. Participants were placed in groups of five and engaged in a practical session where they had to build blocks of creative entrepreneurship. Key Facilitator, Dr. Jo-anne Tull outlined the scope of the foundations of creative…

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  • Photo of CDB Promoting Creative Entrepreneurship among St. Kitts And Nevis Youth

    CDB Promoting Creative Entrepreneurship among St. Kitts And Nevis Youth

    Young men and women from across St. Kitts and Nevis will be exposed to the business opportunities in the creative industries as part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Youth VYBZING Outreach Programme. The exposure will take place at a workshop entitled ‘Promoting Creative Entrepreneurship,’ which will be held at the Ocean Terrace Inn from May 13 – 15, 2015.…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Youth Ambassadors attend Youth Ministers-Youth Leaders Forum

    CARICOM Youth Ambassadors attend Youth Ministers-Youth Leaders Forum

    CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) represented at the Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting  and Youth Leaders Forum,  in Antigua and Barbuda, April 28th -30th. The meeting is mulling on major youth-related issues including youth employment and entrepreneurship, participation in civic and political processes, the role of young people in peace building and the professionalizing the youth work sector.

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  • Photo of Honourable Samantha Marshall Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development, Gender and Youth Affairs Feature Address Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting

    Honourable Samantha Marshall Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development, Gender and Youth Affairs Feature Address Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting

    In October 2011, a report commissioned by Commonwealth Heads of Government made the following compelling statement: At least 60 per cent of the Commonwealth’s population is under    30 years of age. That is significantly lower than the global average of 52%. Therefore the future of the Commonwealth – and of the world it  shares – is inexorably tied to the future…

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  • Photo of Jamaica interaction with President Obama a ‘momentous occasion’ for youth

    Jamaica interaction with President Obama a ‘momentous occasion’ for youth

    If you have ever had the pleasure of witnessing unforgettable history unfold, or experienced the sheer excitement of being on the brink of an experience you’ve only read in books or seen in a film, you might understand the anticipation, and wave of exuberant curiosity that surged upon Jamaica’s shores, in the days announcing 8-9 April 2015. Certainly a momentous occasion,…

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