On Monday, February 17, 2025, the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) launched the Healthcare Training Programme, at the Government Campus Plaza; adding to its suite of Programmes under National Service. This inaugural Cohort will admit 75 young persons to be trained in Patient Care Assistance for the Differently-abled; and 25 young persons […]
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On Monday, February 10, 2025, Youth Development and National Service Minister, the Honourable Foster Cummings, engaged the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors and Youth Councils’ Executives representing Trinidad, and Tobago, in insightful conversation at the La Horquetta Public Library. Minister Cummings zoned in on the significant work these young leaders are doing, to shed light on the […]
Port of Spain, February 06, 2025: Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, presented 300 yam plants to the Honourable Foster Cummings Minister of Youth Development and National Service, at the Tucker Valley ShadeHouse Site, Chaguaramas. The yam plants were gifted to the Prime Minister by the Government of […]
Port of Spain, February 03, 2025: Minister of Youth Development and National Service, the Honourable Foster Cummings, today, received a Courtesy Call from His Excellency Jon Dean, High Commissioner for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Mrs. Chinali Patel, Head of Political, Economic and Press at the British […]
Port of Spain, January 28, 2025: “There isn’t any programme in the world that models the Youth Agriculture Homestead Programme (YAHP), where a Government is developing land, putting a homestead on it, giving it to young citizens to get involved in agriculture.” These were the words of Youth Development and National Service Minister, the Honourable Foster Cummings, as […]
Eighteen (18) Youth Farmers from the Mayo Community, will receive Licences to Occupy land in Claxton Bay, for agricultural pursuits and the construction of temporary structures, to enable tenable farming practices. This was the agreement made between the Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister of Youth Development and National Service and a team from CEMEX/TECL headed by […]
Youth Development and National Service Minister, the Honourable Foster Cummings, officially launched a year of activities in commemoration of International Year of Co-operatives (IYC 2025) on Wednesday January 22, at the Cipriani College or Labour and Co-operative Studies (CCLCS), in Valsayn. Delivering the feature address at the Launch, hosted by the Co-operative Development Division (CDD) […]
Port of Spain, January 21, 2025: “The 40 Under 40 Programme delivers one clear mission, to empower and inspire the next generation of leaders, by connecting young people between the ages of 14 and 16 with some of the brightest minds.” These were the words of the Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister of Youth Development and […]
Port of Spain, December 13, 2024: TheMinistry of Youth Development and National Service signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the East Port of Spain Development Company Limited (EPOS), at the MYDNS’ Head Office, to provide a framework for the design, implementation and execution of Youth Development, National Service, Entrepreneurship and Co-operative Development Training Programmes […]
The Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Junior Achievement (JA) hosted the JA Future Leaders Summit last Wednesday, December 04, 2024, at the Lisas Gardens Community Centre in Couva. JA Trinidad was established in 1970, to assist the nation’s youth develop the employment and […]