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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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, […]
Port-of-Spain, January 18, 2024: Performing Artistes Akhenaton ‘Yung Bredda’ Lewis collaborated with the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) for the launch of ‘Talk d Tings’ community outreach initiative on Wednesday 17th January, 2024, at the Sea Lots Basketball Court, Production Ave, Port-of-Spain. ‘Talk d Tings’ is the latest project of the MYDNS […]
Minister of Youth Development and National Service, the Honourable Foster Cummings, appointed a new Management Committee for the implementation of the Youth Aquaculture Project on Wednesday 10th January, 2024. Minister Cummings in presenting the Instruments of Appointments to the new committee, at the office of the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) in St. […]
A wide array of agriculture produce was on display on Saturday 16th December, 2023 at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain as over sixty (60) young farmers participated in the Youth in Agriculture Farmers’ Market – The Christmas Edition. This Youth in Agriculture Farmers’ Market is an initiative of the Ministry of Youth Development […]
Youth in Agriculture: Farmers’ Market
On Saturday, December 02, 2023, from as early as 7:30 am, over three hundred (300) hundred volunteers comprising staff of the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS); the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government (RDLG); Cox Football Academy; Diatonic and Firenation youth groups; CEPEP; and representatives from the office of the Member […]
MYDNS Youth Caravan
Youth Development and National Service Minister, the Honourable Foster Cummings, confirmed Cabinet’s recent approval for the Micro and Small Business Grant scheme which offers a $20,000 grant, training and mentoring to support budding entrepreneurs in taking their initial steps towards self-employment. Minister Cummings said, “The Government has approved a budget of twenty-four million dollars annually […]