The Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister of Youth Development and National Service was represented by Mr. Anthony Garcia, Advisor to the Minister at the Launch of the Youth Technical Vocational Training (YouTec) Programme on Tuesday 25th June 2024. The YouTec Vocational Training Programme is designed to provide young persons from the ages 18-35 years, with technical/vocational skills […]
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South Trinidad came out to support the Quarter-Finalists of Youth on Stage – South Edition on Sunday 26th May, 2024. Twenty-Seven (27) youth came out to perform in a range of artforms including Song, Dance, Instrumental, Spoken Word and more. This Ministry of Youth Development and National Service initiative attracted hundreds of youth across the country […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]