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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Financial woes force ...( Observer )...</span>
THE nominees for this year's Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence will have to wait until January 23 to be recognised as the ceremony has been rescheduled due to the financial constraints being faced by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture which is responsible for planning the event.The awards ceremony, which was slated for November 28 at Emancipation Park in New Kingston, will now be held at Jamaica House and is to be rebranded 'Celebrating Excellence and The Prime Minister's Awards'.Minister of sports, youth and culture, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange said the decision to change the date and venue was made after considering the fiscal challenges of 2010."The challenges have had an impact on the budgets of all ministries," Grange told the Observer. "But the challenges have also presented opportunities to evaluate our programmes and projects and to align and calibrate them to meet the needs of the public and our current realities."The Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence was slated to be the premier event for this year's Youth Month activities in November. The awards ceremony seeks to acknowledge the work of youths between the ages of 15 and 24, who have done well in agriculture, academics, arts and culture, entrepreneurship, journalism, leadership and sports, as well as those who have committed themselves to service locally and internationally.Grange said that while the awards ceremony has highlighted and encouraged the positive contributions of youth, it will no longer be held in Youth Month."I think this is an important step as we create opportunities to shine and sustain a positive light on the youth throughout [the] year," she said. "Major important positive youth events, more often, will help us to change the perception that the youth are a problem, instead of the valued members of society that they are."She believes hosting the event at Jamaica House is a more cost-effective option that will add to the prestige of the awards. Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...#ixzz19W6LTwuohttp://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Fina...6#ixzz19W6LTwuo
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Financial woes force ...( Observer )...</span>
THE nominees for this year's Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence will have to wait until January 23 to be recognised as the ceremony has been rescheduled due to the financial constraints being faced by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture which is responsible for planning the event.The awards ceremony, which was slated for November 28 at Emancipation Park in New Kingston, will now be held at Jamaica House and is to be rebranded 'Celebrating Excellence and The Prime Minister's Awards'.Minister of sports, youth and culture, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange said the decision to change the date and venue was made after considering the fiscal challenges of 2010."The challenges have had an impact on the budgets of all ministries," Grange told the Observer. "But the challenges have also presented opportunities to evaluate our programmes and projects and to align and calibrate them to meet the needs of the public and our current realities."The Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence was slated to be the premier event for this year's Youth Month activities in November. The awards ceremony seeks to acknowledge the work of youths between the ages of 15 and 24, who have done well in agriculture, academics, arts and culture, entrepreneurship, journalism, leadership and sports, as well as those who have committed themselves to service locally and internationally.Grange said that while the awards ceremony has highlighted and encouraged the positive contributions of youth, it will no longer be held in Youth Month."I think this is an important step as we create opportunities to shine and sustain a positive light on the youth throughout [the] year," she said. "Major important positive youth events, more often, will help us to change the perception that the youth are a problem, instead of the valued members of society that they are."She believes hosting the event at Jamaica House is a more cost-effective option that will add to the prestige of the awards. Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...#ixzz19W6LTwuohttp://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Fina...6#ixzz19W6LTwuo