{"id":23777,"date":"2024-11-04T13:59:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23777"},"modified":"2024-11-04T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:59:30","slug":"junior-chambers-international-west-indies-promotes-youth-empowerment-at-64th-national-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/junior-chambers-international-west-indies-promotes-youth-empowerment-at-64th-national-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Chambers International West Indies Promotes Youth Empowerment at 64th National Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Saskia Warrick<\/strong><br><strong>October 9, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgetown, Guyana \u2014 The 64th National Convention of the Junior Chambers International (JCI) West Indies, held in Georgetown from October 9\u201313, serves as a vital platform for youth empowerment and development across the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the convention, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, highlighted JCI\u2019s critical role in fostering positive change among young people, emphasizing the importance of leadership, social responsibility, and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Bharrat acknowledged the challenges faced by the region in guiding youth away from crime and delinquency, citing broken family structures as a contributing factor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged for strong role models to lead by example, emphasizing that mentorship can play a transformative role in young people&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local JCI Guyana President, Deshawn Walcott, shared updates on initiatives organized by JCI, including community cleanup events aimed at promoting civic responsibility and environmental awareness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walcott highlighted that JCI\u2019s projects are designed to equip young individuals, aged 18 to 40, with the skills and values needed to contribute positively to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The JCI West Indies network spans several Caribbean nations, including Guyana, Trinidad &amp; Tobago, Barbados, Antigua &amp; Barbuda, and Dominica, providing a space for youth to collaborate and drive regional development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia WarrickOctober 9, 2024 Georgetown, Guyana \u2014 The 64th National Convention of the Junior Chambers International (JCI) West Indies, held in Georgetown from October 9\u201313, serves as a vital&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23777"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23792,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23777\/revisions\/23792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}