by Imran Bacchus As Guyana continues to boom economically since the discovery and production of oil, …
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A short bio about yourself My name is Maya Kirti Nanan, a 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago. I am …
A Year of Youth Spotlight Series – Maya Kirti Nanan of Trinidad and Tobago Read More »
Read more‘Is it fair to blame the parents of young people who get mixed up in gangs and criminal behaviour?’ asks Sonia Quamina, a 25-year-old from Arima, a town in Trinidad and Tobago. The poll in the local Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper, dated 2 April 2011, asked the question, “Should the parents of gang members …
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‘Is it fair to blame the parents of young people who get mixed up in gangs and criminal behaviour?’ asks Sonia Quamina, a 25-year-old from Arima, a town in Trinidad and Tobago. The poll in the local Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper, dated 2 April 2011, asked the question, “Should the parents of gang members …
The Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre facilitated a Caribbean Youth Leadership Summit during March 29 to 31st in Bridgetown, Barbados. For three days Youth leaders from 21 countries, together with the President of the European Youth Forum and members of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, looked at practical ways to strengthen youth governance networks at …
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One band from the Caribbean island of Tobago has proved that through persistence, hard work, and constant practicing, dreams can become a reality. Josanne Brassey, a 24-year-old from the island of Tobago reports. In 1951, in a fishing village called Black Rock in Tobago, a band of just twelve youths was formed. Named the Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra, …
Correspondence: “The dream of the Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra” Read More »
One band from the Caribbean island of Tobago has proved that through persistence, hard work, and constant practicing, dreams can become a reality. Josanne Brassey, a 24-year-old from the island of Tobago reports. In 1951, in a fishing village called Black Rock in Tobago, a band of just twelve youths was formed. Named the Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra, …
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On an internship in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 25-year-old freelance writer Keresa Arnold from Jamaica witnesses some invaulable youth work in action, helping young people to develop personal interests and professional skills. Any country with a sustainable plan for development must have, at its core, the enrichment of its human resource. Youth development is especially important, since …
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2011 was the first year that Jamaica formally participated in Earth Hour, a global movement that highlights damage to the environment by calling on people to turn off all lights at 8.30pm. Nakeeta Nembhard reports. In recent times, the campaign against climate change has gained significant momentum with initiatives staged to raise awareness about this …
Correspondence: “Social media helped promote Jamaica’s first Earth Hour” Read More »
2011 was the first year that Jamaica formally participated in Earth Hour, a global movement that highlights damage to the environment by calling on people to turn off all lights at 8.30pm. Nakeeta Nembhard reports. In recent times, the campaign against climate change has gained significant momentum with initiatives staged to raise awareness about this …
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Our leaders should begin seeing young people as a distinct group with specific skill-sets and abilities rather than simply resort to staid clichés and stereotypes, writes 23-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Craig Dixon from Jamaica. Many leaders and protectors of the old-guard habitually spew clichéd epithets about youth development at political rallies and during Youth Month which …
Correspondence: “Young people are leaders of today and tomorrow” Read More »
Our leaders should begin seeing young people as a distinct group with specific skill-sets and abilities rather than simply resort to staid clichés and stereotypes, writes 23-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Craig Dixon from Jamaica. Many leaders and protectors of the old-guard habitually spew clichéd epithets about youth development at political rallies and during Youth Month which …
Correspondence: "Young people are leaders of today and tomorrow" Read More »
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