The Caricom Secretariat rolled out its Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) programme in St. Vincent and the Grenadines earlier this week to target youth unemployment, and crime and violence among youths.
In a statement, the Caricom Secretariat said it started the workshop on July 21 with 25 youths participating to develop a business plan. The programme targeted at-risk youths between the ages 15 and 29 as a way of countering youth unemployment, mitigating drug abuse, crime and violence and fostering economic resilience.
The participants were divided into teams and were tasked with developing a business plan, for which they
