Sustainability through Partnership was the message delivered by Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock before declaring the Duke of Edinburgh International Award Americas regional Conference opened at the Marriot Hotel, Kingston on Monday. The Duke of Edinburgh International Award has been rebranded the “Presidents Youth Award...
Sexual Abuse and the Sexual Offences Act, Domestic Violence Act, Human Trafficking and the Counter Trafficking in Persons Act and other Labour Related Issues were all addressed when a team from the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs (MoIPA) and Social Protection’s Labour Department recently conducted a two-day Sensitization Workshop with...
The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday to answer queries emanating from the 2015 Auditor General’s report and following that sitting, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Alfred King said the PAC conducted its business as though it is the Office of the...
Youth who have completed the 2016-2017 Hinterland Employment and Youth Service (HEYS) Programme have left an indelible mark as it relates the overall success of the all-inclusive youth program. Delivering the feature address at the launch of the 2017-2018 Program at the Indigenous Village, Sophia on Wednesday, Vice President and...
Youths skills training and employment expected as Waramadong Skills Training Centre near completion
Government’s leading youth programme which targets capacity building, the Hinterland Employment and Youth Service (HEYS) executed under the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs has a resounding success story to be told. This flagship program which was rolled out a year ago saw one thousand eight hundred and seventy two youth...