National Youth Guard
Minister Bowleg Lauds New National Youth Guard Program
NASSAU, The Bahamas – During his recent Contribution to the Mid-Year Budget Debate in the House of Assembly, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Mario Bowleg pointed out that, as indicated in the document ‘Our Blueprint for Change’, his Government promised to establish a National Youth Guard for young people to receive technical training, enabling them to serve in a Disaster Response Corps. “This program has a holistic approach,” Minister Bowleg said on March 1, 2023. “In its short space and time, more than seventy young Bahamians from about 10 islands in this country, between the ages of 18-25 years old, have enlisted in the program.” He added that the goal of the Youth Guard Program was to equip a generation of young Bahamians to be able to assist the country in the...
First recruits of National Youth Guard begin training in Grand Bahama
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Mario Bowleg welcomed the first group of recruits for the Bahamas National Youth Guard Program on Monday, January 16, 2023 at the Police Training College, congratulating the young adults on becoming pace-setters in what is expected to grow into a premier natural disaster preparedness program in the country. The Youth Minister told the over 80 recruits that they will determine how successful and established the program becomes in the future by the way they go through the three-month training course and become certified. “In our Blueprint for change, we had made it known that it was our intent to put in place a National Youth Guard program, which would bring young people together, who would be trained...
‘National Youth Guard’ will teach young persons proper response to national emergencies, says Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
NASSAU, The Bahamas – During his Contribution to the 2022/2023 Budget Debate in the House of Assembly, on June 13, 2022, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Mario Bowleg noted that, as young Bahamians make the transition to adulthood, they need to be placed in arenas and spaces where they can “receive unfailing and unwavering support, quality guidance and the best opportunities to gain new skills and pertinent experiences”. “Therefore, our local youth organizations are so important,” Minister Bowleg said. “These organizations play a vital role in the overall development of young Bahamians, by providing safe spaces and positive activities. “They assist my Ministry and the Ministry of National Security by diverting young Bahamians, from a life of crime.” “The ‘way forward’ i...
