NATIONAL YOUTH AWARDS SET FOR THIS SATURDAY

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Fifty-seven individuals, along with three youth groups, have been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) 2022.

The presentation of awards to the winners will be held on Saturday, February 4, under the theme

‘REIGNITED’, on the Lawns of Jamaica House, Devon Road, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Acting Senior Director in the Youth and Adolescent Policy Division of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Yanique Williams, said the awards will be conferred on young Jamaicans who have achieved exceptional national and international distinction in various categories.

These include academics, youth development, sports, journalism/e-journalism, nation-building, music, national leadership, innovation science/technology, arts and culture, agriculture and agro-processing, entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship, and environmental protection.