ISSUE № 12 OCT 2018
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the national youth awards
In keeping with previous years The National Youth Awards
2018 was recently held at the Hyatt in Port of Spain. 17 young people were recognised for their
contributions to nation building with awards by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.
Awards were given to young people for excelling in the following categories: Youth Leadership
and Advocacy; Student Leadership; Education; Youth Activism; Entrepreneurship; Person-
al Triumph; Youth Mentor-
ship; Most Improved Youth
Group; Most Outstanding
Youth Group; Most Effective
Youth Program; Arts and Cul-
ture; Health and Wellness; Ag-
riculture; Media; and Sport.
The message was clearly deliv-
ered that “that the power of the
youth is never to be underesti-
mated”.