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MYDNS Continues to Train Youth and Women in Agriculture

Over 200 young people, were today admitted into the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) Youth and Women in Agriculture (YAWIA) Programmes, namely; the Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme (YHAP); the Youth Agricultural Shade House Project and the Youth Aquaculture Project. At the Orientation held at the Dagga Auditorium, University of the West Indies, […]

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114 Youth Graduate from MYDNS Industrial Apprenticeship Programme

September 13, 2024Port of Spain, September 13, 2024: 114 young persons graduated today, fromthe Industrial Apprenticeship Programme (IAP) under the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS).  The Graduation Ceremony, which was held at the Government Campus Plaza, Port of Spain, saw the first cohorts of 80 young people from the Drilling Rig Operations […]

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MYDNS to Establish a National Youth Employment Policy

On Friday, September 06, 2024, the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies to establish a National Youth Employment Policy for Trinidad and Tobago. The National Youth Employment Policy aims to establish, among other things, fundamental strategies for increasing the […]

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$300,000 in Prize Money for National Talent Search Winners

Vocalist, Aaliyah Campbell, emerged the winner of the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) Youth on Stage-National Youth Festival and Talent Search (YoS) on Saturday 24th August, 2024. The Youth on Stage Competition, brought the curtains down on the MYDNS’s 2024 Youth Week Activities, at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA). Overwhelmed with emotions, 22 […]

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MYDNS Launches Agri-AI App for Young Farmers of Youth in Agriculture

Day four of the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service, Youth Week 2024 celebrations, at NAPA on Thursday 22 August, featured a Youth in Agriculture (YIA) Expo with the launch of the Artificial Intelligence LetzFarm APP, by CEO of Carbon Zero Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CZITT) Donald Baldeosingh.  The CEO highlighted that, “this […]

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Youth in Business, the Entrepreneur Hub of Youth Week 2024

100 young persons received free registration of their Business, on Wednesday, August 21, at the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS) Youth in Business Entrepreneurship Expo, held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Port of Spain, as part of Youth Week 2024. The Youth in Business (YiB) Expo provided young […]

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Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley Commissions MYDNS Tucker Valley Shade House Project

Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Honorable Keith Rowley, yesterday August 15, 2024, commissioned four (4) ShadeHouses at Tucker Valley, Chaguaramas, under the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service’s, Youth Agricultural ShadeHouse Project.  The Tucker Valley ShadeHouse project is the second of its kind in the Caribbean region; and […]

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Registrar of Friendly Societies Receives Instrument of Appointment

On Friday August 9, 2024, the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Narine Charran (Ag.) presented the Instrument of Appointment to Mr. Michael Alonzo Seales, who was reappointed as Registrar for a period of two (2) years. Speaking at the short Ceremony Mr. Charran expressed his elation to have Mr. Seales on board. Upon receiving his instrument, Mr. […]

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MYDNS Launches FUSE In Partnership With T&TEC

Port of Spain, August 07, 2024:  “We at the MYDNS have impacted the lives of over 13,000 young people in Trinidad and Tobago and we don’t plan to stop at all.” These were the words echoed by the Honourable Foster Cummings, as he delivered the feature address at the Launch of the FUSE – Introductory […]

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NEDCO National Entrepreneurship Awards Ceremony: ‘Exploring Horizons’

The National Entrepreneurship Development Company Limited (NEDCO), an agency of the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS), held its 3rd Annual National Entrepreneurship Awards themed; ‘Exploring Horizons’. The red carpet event which occurred on Saturday August 03, 2024 at the HYATT Regency, celebrated the achievements of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE). The Gala […]