youth

February 27, 2015
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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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February 26, 2015
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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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February 26, 2015
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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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January 29, 2015
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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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January 21, 2015
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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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January 15, 2015
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Youth on Youth Violence in the Caribbean: CARICOM/Spain Pilot Project to reduce risk factors

A Pilot Project to reduce youth on youth violence, particularly in schools, currently underway, is increasingly receiving positive feedback and buy-in from target audiences and stakeholders alike in five CARICOM Member States: Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. In the approximately seven months since implementation commenced, the project has yielded an assessment…
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January 13, 2015
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Kittitian among 60 youths to receive leadership award from Queen Elizabeth

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 13TH 2015 (CUOPM) – A St. Peter’s youth is among 60 young people from across the Commonwealth being recognised as exceptional leaders in their community and will receive a youth leadership award from Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II. Twenty-four-year-old Javon Liburd is among four from the Caribbean. “Javon was raised single-handedly by his mother. Despite…
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January 7, 2015
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Caribbean Youth and Unemployment

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor As a member of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Civil Society Consultative Committee I was invited to present at the ‘XIV Reunion BID – Sociedad Civil’ in Nicaragua late 2014. The following are excerpts from my preparation pertaining to Caribbean youth and jobs. Regional Diversity The Caribbean, by whatever definition, is comprised of countries that…
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November 7, 2014
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CACRICOM, UNFPA framework aims to reduce adolescent pregnancy in region

ADOLESCENT pregnancy in the Caribbean could decline by 20 per cent between 2015 and 2019 if an initiative by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) succeeds. Last year, UNFPA and Caricom unveiled a strategic framework aimed at reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in countries of the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, executive…
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October 29, 2014
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Youth in Agriculture Farm Programme growing

For the first time in the three year history of the Youth in Agriculture Farm Programme, hosted by the Inter American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture, (IICA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, and The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Council, there were 31 agricultural science students, from 9 Secondary schools, who were…
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