Youth Development and National Service Minister, The Honourable Foster Cummings, accompanied byPermanent Secretary Mr Farook Hosein, met with Senator the Honourable Kazim Hosein, Minister of Rural Development and Local Government and his Permanent Secretary Desdra Bascombe, as well as Rural Development Company Chairman Patricia Alexis, to discuss the construction of a Non-residential Youth Development Centre in La Horquetta.
During today’s meeting, Minister Cummings indicated “all youth development centres should incorporate aspects of entrepreneurial activity that contribute to the economic development of our country.”
The Minister emphasised “the La Horquetta Centre can be modelled, in some respects, with the existing St James Youth Facility and should also include Basketball and Netball facilities”.
Minister Hosein gave the commitment of his Ministry, to facilitate the process to ensure that the Youths of La Horquetta and environs are provided with a facility that is second to none. The Ministry of Youth Development and National Service remains committed to bringing all stakeholders together to promote youth development and encouraging civic-minded citizens to contribute to National Service across Trinidad and Tobago.
