Youth incubator launched at Buxton/Friendship

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand (fifth from right) with others at the launching. (Ministry of Education photo)
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand (fifth from right) with others at the launching. (Ministry of Education photo)

The Buxton/Friendship Youth Incubator was launched on Saturday at the Tipperary Hall in Buxton, East Coast Demerara.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand who delivered the feature address congratulated the members of the organisation on their initiative.

A release from the Ministry of Education said that the intention of the incubator is to foster overall development of young adults in the Buxton/Friendship Community.  “This organisation therefore, deserves praise for firstly recognizing the needs of our youth in the community and secondly taking the initiative to address same. Your efforts represent the disposition and spirit needed to effectively improve our society,” Manickchand said.

She added that her presence at the launch signals the government’s willingness to support such grassroots efforts to build Guyana one community at a time.