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This important programme will continue and has been allocated
$12.6 million this Budget.
The Youth Apprenticeship Programme will be strongly complemented
by the FIT for Work programme which I announced earlier
where we will seek to train an additional 1,000 youth in Information
Technology over the next 12 months with good prospects of employment
on completion of their training.
Under the Young Entrepreneurs Fund, $500,000 has been budgeted to
support youth who have been trained by the Small Business Development
Centre and wish to pursue self-employment.
In the area of sports, several facilities will be upgraded including:
• Cuthbert Peters Park
• Fond Pavilion
• Tanteen Bleachers
• Tanteen Netball Court
• Woburn Playing Field
• Grand Anse Hard Court
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that, as part of its Recognition
and Support Programme, Government has decided to name the
secondary stand at the National Cricket Stadium in honour of Junior
Murray and Rawle Lewis, former West Indies cricketers.
When the Education and Human Resources and Youth Empowerment
and Sports allocations are combined, the allocation for our children
and youth this year is $143.7 million.
6.10 HEALTH CARE
Government continues to work towards the transformation of the
Health Sector with focus on enhancing the quality and delivery of
primary, secondary and tertiary care. This year, emphasis will be
placed on five key areas of health:
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