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Ministers Cummings, Singh and De Freitas on Official Visit to Guyana

Youth Development and National Service Minister, the Honourable Foster Cummings, together with Ministers in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, the Honourable Avinash Singh and the Honourable Nigel De Frieitas, are currently in Guyana holding bilateral talks on cooperation in Youth and Agriculture. The Ministers together with Entomologist Roshnie Ramsingh, Special Advisor to the […]

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Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme Set To Begin

Port of Spain, May 13, 2022: Minister of Youth Development and National Service, the Honourable Foster Cummings, delivered a motivational address to the first Cohort of his Ministry’s Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme (YAHP) today, at the Government Campus Plaza in Port of Spain. During this well attended Orientation Session, Minister Cummings emphasized that “The Youth […]

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Youth Minister Tours ECIAF Campus Before Start of YAHP

‘The University of Trinidad and Tobago’s Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry (ECIAF) Campus is, by far, the most appropriate institution for our Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme (YAHP) students. Having toured the facilities today, I think they are ready to administer the one-year Certificate Course in Agriculture and Agro-Processing. Thus, the Ministry of Youth […]

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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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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 […]

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Youth Ministry Partners with PETROTRIN for Major Projects

PORT OF SPAIN, January 18, 2022: “Forty percent (40%) of our national population comprises Young people between the ages of 10 and 35 years. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is dedicated to supporting our youth and helping them to realise their full potential.” These were the words of the Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister of […]

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Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme to create 21st Century Agri-Entrepreneurs

“The Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme (YAHP) will give young people – between the ages of 18 and 35 years – the training; the technical support and the land, so that those who love farming can get involved in a very meaningful way. This programme, led by the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service, will […]