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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]