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Minister Cummings Visits THA Chief Secretary and Tours Tobago Youth Facilities

Youth Development and National Service Minister, the Honourable Foster Cummings, paid a courtesy call on Chief Secretary, the Honourable Farley Augustine, on Tuesday March 22, 2022, at the Office of the Secretary of Finance, Trade and the Economy, in Scarborough, Tobago. During the meeting Minister Cummings and Chief Secretary Augustine discussed a number of high […]

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Minister Cummings ‘Kicks-Off’ Restorative Works at the Former St. Michael’s School for Boys

Port of Spain, March 21, 2022: Minister of Youth Development and National Service, the Honourable Foster Cummings, “kicked-off” restorative works on the facilities for Children in Need of Supervision (CHINS), at the former St. Michael’s School for Boys in Diego Martin. During his brief remarks, Minister Cummings stated “we needed to create safe spaces for […]

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Youth Development Minister to Expand Training Opportunities for Youth in Sangre Grande and Environs

Port of Spain March 15th, 2022. Youth Development and National Service Minister, the Honourable Foster Cummings, today, met with the Member of Parliament for Toco / Sangre Grande, Honourable Roger Monroe, to identify a suitable site for a Non-Residential Youth Development Centre (YDC) at Turure Road, Guaico, Sangre Grande. Minister Cummings was accompanied by a […]

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Deadline for Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme (YAHP) Applications Extended to March 24

Applications for the Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme (YAHP) will now close on Thursday 24th March, 2022. The application form is available online at the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) website – www.mydns.gov.tt/yahp. On Tuesday 1st March, 2022, the Honorable Foster Cummings, Minister of Youth Development and National Service was the featured speaker […]

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Minister Cummings Tours Josephine Shaw House

Port of Spain, March 14, 2022: Minister of Youth Development and National Service, the Honourable Foster Cummings, today visited the Josephine Shaw House, Henry Street Port of Spain. Minister Cummings, accompanied by Permanent Secretary, Farook Hosein, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Cherryl-Ann Solomon and Director of Youth Affairs Sean Ramrattan, was greeted by Stuart Hutton, Project Manager […]

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New Era for Credit Unions as they Collaborate with Central Bank

“The Government takes the Credit Union Movement very seriously. This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) helps Co-operatives, through the Co-operative Development Division, to tap in to the expertise of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. The Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister of Youth Development and National Service was speaking at the Signing Ceremony for a Memorandum […]

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Minister Cummings Receives the Final Report on the Youth Development Apprenticeship Centres and Non-Residential Youth Development Centres

Port of Spain: The Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister of Youth Development and National Service was today, Tuesday 08 March 2022, presented with the Final Report on the Youth Development Apprenticeship Centres (YDACs) and Non-Residential Youth Development Centres (YDCs) from the Advisory Committee for the YDACs and Non-Residential YDCs at the MIC – Institute of Technology’s […]

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Applications open for the Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme

The Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) is happy to officially launch the application process for the first Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme (YAHP) cohort. The MYDNS has developed a simple, online application process via www.mydns.gov.tt. Through this application and selection process, one hundred and fifty (150) young people will be granted the opportunity […]