Secretary- General of the Commonwealth – the Rt Honourable Patricia Scotland KC, paid a courtesy visit to Youth Development and National Service Minister – the Honourable Foster Cummings, on Monday 12th June, 2022, at the Head Office of Ministry of Youth Development and National Service in Port of Spain.
During the meeting Minister Cummings and Commonwealth officials discussed matters pertinent to the sustainable development of young people in Trinidad and Tobago and the region at large. The Rt Honourable Patricia Scotland KC is visiting Trinidad and Tobago to attend the Violence, Self and the Young Male (VSYM5) Meeting which is taking place from June 11 to 15, 2023.
On her visit, the Rt Honourable Patricia Scotland KC, was also accompanied by Adviser and Head, Good Offices Section, Good Offices, Governance and Peace Directorate – Dr Michelle Scobie, Assistant Research Officer, Governance and Peace Directorate – Mr Mukhtar Oyinlola Adesunkanmi and Head of Media Relations, Media and Public Affairs – Ms Charmaine Wright.
The Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister of Youth Development and National Service (C) stands with the Rt Honourable Patricia Scotland KC, Secretary- General of the Commonwealth, Mr. Farook Hosein, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Youth Development and National Service and other executive members of the Commonwealth and the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service.
Present from the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service was Permanent Secretary -Mr. Farook Hosein, Minister Advisor -Mr. Anthony Garcia, Minister Advisor – Mrs. Diane Baldeo-Chadeesingh, Director Youth Affairs – Mr. Sean Ramrattan, Project Monitoring Coordinator – Mrs. Gachelle Gilkes-Edwards, Programme Coordinator- Rackeal Bissoon and Secretary to Minister Advisor – Mrs. Aaliyah D’Hereaux.
The Ministry of Youth Development and National Service remains committed to bringing all stakeholders together to promote youth development and encourages civic-minded citizens to contribute to national service across Trinidad and Tobago.
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