Caribbean Times 7th Issue - Tuesday 28th February 2017

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6 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Tuesday 28th February 2017 Talent and Cultural Exhibition at the Clare Hall Secondary School The Clare Hall Secondary School held their third annual talent and cultural exhibition on 24 th February, 2017. The school yard was filled with students, teachers, parents, past students and community members. The students displayed their talents in several ways, dance, song, a theatric presentation, fashion show, steel pan selections and art displays. Mrs. Greene, Principal of the Clare Hall Secondary school, stated that the purpose of the exhibition is to showcase the talent of the students of the Clare Hall Secondary. For the first time this year the Principal included a community outreach initiative. Each student was asked to bring a food item from home. These items were used to fill twenty-five food baskets which were presented to individuals who have contributed in one way or another to the school. After the performances the audience moved to the auditorium where they had several arts, craft & cultural displays. Pastry items, prepared by the Home Economics department, were on sale. Also on display were musical instruments, clothing and accessories, and volcanic science projects. There was also live entertainment from clowns, who performed practical jokes on each other, much to the delight of the large crowd. The exhibition was indeed impressive, undoubtedly the Clare Hall Secondary School is a fountain bubbling with talent.
Tuesday 28th February 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 7 EU and GARD Center partner in EC$1Million Youth Empowerment and Youth Justice Project The Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Center, (GARD Center), a grass-root non-profit non-government organization under the auspices of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas, is pleased to announce its recent partnership with the European Commission, in a project entitled, “Improving Op-portunities for At-Risk, Probationary, and Incarcerated Youth in Antigua and Bar-buda.” The GARD Center with its 27 years of experience working with at– risk youth, is expanding its programs to include opportunities for probationary and incarcerated youth who are reintegrating into society. Insufficient programs to engage the youth in positive roles and productive social activities is part of the on-going prob-lem facing communities. This project will contribute to increasing the opportuni-ties for at-risk youth including those on probation and those incarcerated, to re-duce recidivism. Through the EU grant this will be carried out by: 1. Facilitating access to youth development and employability training pro-grams, services and job markets for at-risk, probationary and incarcerated youth 2. Enabling NGOs, government and private sector institutions to support sus-tainable youth diversion and re-entry programs effectively 3. Increasing the awareness within communities and initiate community led ad-vocacy on behalf of youth impacted by crime and incarceration. Also coming on board in this project as strategic partners are the Probation Unit, Community Development Division, and the Directorate of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Social Transformation; Legal Aid, Her Majesty’s Prison, a NGO, Sec-ond Chance Inc., as well as, others who are involved with youth at risk.
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