The development of the 1.8 billion youths in the world was brought to the forefront when World Population Day was observed yesterday and though Guyana is yet to implement a National Youth Policy, Minister Frank Anthony has promised that one was “in the works”.
Speaking at Guyana’s observance of the day, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport explained that a consultant had been hired to work on a draft policy. However, he said, the draft needed much improvement. “We think that it can be improved. I don’t think it captures the wide range of things that need to be in the policy,” the minister said. He continued, “Even the stakeholders that had a look at what came back felt that there was a need for improvement. So, before we put it out, we’d really like to make those improvements.”
Anthony also stated that though there were “extensive consultations” the
