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The ceremony for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) for 2024 is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, on the lawns of Jamaica House, starting at 6:00 p.m.
Since its inception in 1998, the National Youth Awards has been a platform where many young Jamaicans, aged 15 to 29, are recognised for demonstrating exceptional achievement and dedication to national development.
Acting Senior Director in the Youth and Adolescent Policy Division of the Ministry of Education, Yanique Williams, said that 134 entries were submitted, from which 88 nominees were shortlisted for final interview across 15 categories.
They include Academics, Agriculture and Agro-Processing, Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship/Social Entrepreneurship, Environmental Protection, Innovation in Science and Technology, Journalism/E-Journalism, Music, Nation-Building (Volunteerism), National Leadership, New Media, Sports, Youth Development, Special Abilities, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
-JIS
