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Youth on Stage Quarter-Finalists Thrill NAPA Audience

The Lord Kitchener Auditorium of the National Academy for the Performing Arts, Port of Spain came alive with youth talent on Saturday 25th May, 2024 as thirty-two (32) young people performed for the Quarter-Finals for Youth on Stage – National Youth Festival and Talent Search – North Edition. This Ministry of Youth Development and National Service […]

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Youth Ministry Signs Service Level Agreements to Enhance Youth Aquaculture Programme

“This Service Level Agreement stands as a platform of progress, a blueprint of innovation, and a covenant of trust between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the next generation”. These were the words of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS), Mr. Narine Charran at the Ceremony for […]

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Youth Ministry Welcomes 80 New Caregivers to the GAPP

“Young persons I ask you to passionately give care to the elderly people you are entrusted with.” This was the request made by the National Service Coordinator at the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS), Mrs. Gachelle Gilkes-Edwards as she welcomed young and vibrant caregivers to the Geriatric Adolescent Partnership Programme (GAPP). Mrs. […]

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Newly Registered Unity Communal Fund Friendly Society  Supports Families During Bereavement

Mrs. Jennifer T. Thompson President of the Unity Communal Fund received its Official Certificate of Registration, making them the newest Society to be registered with the Friendly Society Division (FSD) on Monday 22nd April 2024, at the FSD Office on Duke Street, Port of Spain. The Unity Communal Fund Friendly Society is a Seventh-Day Adventist […]

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Youth MinistryPartners with Heritage to Offer Industrial-Mechanical Training Opportunities for Young People

A new Industrial-Mechanical Apprenticeship Programme (I-MAP) was jointly launched by the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) and the Heritage Petroleum Company Limited on Monday 25th March 2024 at the Heritage Compound, Santa Flora. The Industrial-Mechanical Apprenticeship Programme is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to excel in the energy […]

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MYDNS Launches a Space for Youth Talent to be Discovered and Celebrated

On Friday 8th March the Brian Lara Promenade was buzzing with excitement as young people flocked to the launch of the Ministry of Youth and National Service latest youth initiative, ‘Youth on Stage Talent Search. The Ministry of Youth Development and National Service hosted Councellor Abena Hartley, Deputy Mayor of Port of Spain, newly appointed […]

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200 Youth Selected for Part Time Cycle of Homestead Programme

On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) conducted its third orientation session for up to 200 young people, for the Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme (YAHP), Part Time Training Cycle at the Government Campus Plaza in Port of Spain. The Honourable Foster Cummings – Minister of Youth Development and […]

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Newly Registered Friendly Society to Focus on Supporting Families

The Friendly Societies Division, under the purview of the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service, announced a new society on Wednesday 21st, February 2024. Ann Retess, President of the Supporting Young Parents Association Friendly Society, was presented with the Certificate of Registration at the Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies Division Office on […]

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Youth Minister Assesses Progress on Residential Facilities

On Wednesday 24th January, 2024, Minister of Youth Development and National Service, the Honourable Foster Cummings led a team on three site visits to facilities, commonly referred to as Youth Development and Apprenticeship Centres, which will be used to house residential programmes of the MYDNS. Among members of the team were officials of the Ministry, representatives from the Specialised Youth […]

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Minister Cummings welcomes U.S. Ambassador for Courtesy Visit

On Friday 19th January 2024, the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Her Excellency Candace A. Bond paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service’s (MYDNS) Head Office at #2 Elizabeth Street, St. Clair, to discuss the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Youth Resilience, […]