Barbadian elected first female chair of Caribbean Regional Youth Council

The new executive expected to lead this process is led by the first female and first Barbadian chairperson Roshanna Trim. 

(Barbados Today) During the successful hosting of the 6th edition of the Caribbean Youth Leaders’ Summit (6th CYLS), the Caribbean Regional Youth Council (CRYC) elected its 2020 – 2022 executive board and produced a statement outlining its key priority areas for youth economic empowerment.

The 6th CYLS was convened under the theme of ‘Promoting Youth Economic Empowerment for Sustainable Caribbean Development’ from January 21 – 23, at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

The summit brought together approximately 200 delegates, 150 of whom were youth, from 13 countries and territories from across the Caribbean and the Americas Region.

These participants were drawn from National Youth Councils (NYCs), the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC), youth organizations and other key youth development partners and stakeholders; including the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB); Commonwealth Secretariat; International Labour Organisation (ILO); United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC); and, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.

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