Mister Speaker, I take this opportunity to update this Honourable House on the Ministry’s efforts in youth and sports development in the Territory.

Registration continues for the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Be YOUth Centre in anticipation for the opening of its first session in May.

Young persons from across the Virgin Islands will have a space to share, grow and create in a safe and innovative environment with the launch of a Be YOUth Centre on April 9.

The public is invited to tune in to ‘DYAS Voice’ an initiative of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports every second and fourth Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. on Facebook @DYASBVI.

Senior Public Officers from the Territory had the opportunity to weigh in on UNESCO’s recent Futures of Education Webinar Series and shared plans for moulding responsible global citizens in the Territory.

Six schools across the Territory are expected to compete in the Ministry of Education’s annual Inter-Secondary School Debates beginning February 3.

Toriah Pryce is the winner of the 2020 Gen Y Factor Glee Edition: Battle of the Schools. Ms. Pryce who is a student of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre took the prizes for both segments: Groovy and Power along with five thousand dollars.

he Department of Youth Affairs and Sports will be hosting the finals of the 2020 Gen Y Factor Glee Edition: Battle of the Schools on Saturday, August 15, 8:00 p.m. at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College.

The public is notified that the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Ward’s Building is temporarily closed today, Tuesday, August 11.

Director of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mrs. Brenda Lettsome-Tye handed over a quantity ot food items to the Family Support Network (FSN) on July 11 during the semi-finals of the Gen Y Factor competition.