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St. Kitts and Nevis youth unleash spoken word potential
‘Vybzing with the Youth’, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture in St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) hosted a spoken word exercise, at the Sweet Lime restaurant on Saturday, March 28, entitled ‘Vybzing, St. Kitts and Nevis Spoken Word Workshop’. Held under the theme, ‘Creative Industries and Youth: Unleashing Potential and Growth’,…
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Barbados, Eastern Caribbean youth for animation, software development training
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Four hundred young men and women in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will be equipped to participate in the global multi-billion dollar mobile application and animation industries. The Caribbean Development Bank, along with partners, will fund training under the Caribbean Animation and Technology Capacity Building Programme (Carib-AniTech). CDB will jointly finance the two-year capacity building programme which…
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St. Kitts/Nevis Youth Minister engages CARICOM Youth Ambassadors
New St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Youth, the Hon. Shawn K. Richards discussed key youth related issues with local CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs), Sonia Boddie and Klieon John, who also serves as the regional Dean of CYAs,on Monday 16 March 16. The Minister gained insight into some of the work currently being undertaken by the ambassadors and their upcoming plans for…
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Vybzing Issues Spoken Word Challenge To St. Kitts And Nevis’ Youth
Young adults across St. Kitts and Nevis are being encouraged to put pen to paper and share their vision for youth in the creative industry in this year’s VYBZING Spoken Word Challenge hosted by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Focusing on the topic, “Creative Industries and Youth: Unleashing Potential and Growth,” residents of St. Kitts and Nevis ages 16-35, have…
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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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Culture and Sports – centre-stage at CARICOM Heads Meeting
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, The Bahamas, Hon. Dr. Daniel Johnson (r) presenting a gift of publications on Bahamian culture and sports to the Most Honorable P.J Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica, after the opening session of the Twenty-Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government. Sharing in the moment are the Rt. Hon. Perry…
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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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‘Invest in youth’ – CARICOM Chair at Summit opening
Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas, on Thursday underscored the need for investing in youth, a critical component of the Region’s human capital. Delivering his address to the opening ceremony of the 26thIntersessional CARICOM Summit, underway in Nassau, The Bahamas, Prime Minister Christie…
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Spotlight on Youth as CARICOM Chairman addresses CELAC Summit in Costa Rica
A call for a special initiative for young people will be put “four-square and centre” at next month’s inter-sessional meeting of CARICOM Heads, the Chairman announced Wednesday. CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister of The Bahamas Rt. Hon. Perry Christie signaled his intention as he addressed the Opening Ceremony of the Third Summit of the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean…
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CANTO Youth Forum to be hosted in Suriname next week
The Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organization (CANTO’)s 1st Youth Forum themed `The Caribbean Startup- Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation’ will be launched on 27 January, 2015 during the organisation’s 31st Annual General Meeting and Mini Expo from 25– 29 January, 2015. This event expects to bring Youths from all around the Caribbean, together with established entrepreneurs, innovators, investors and…
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