Most of a new US$165M American aid package to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will be going towards reducing youth crime and violence in several member states.
“The crime issue is something that we just have to address collectively and not merely from a security standpoint but from all angles and to the extent that this project is going to facilitate and assist in areas with community intervention with the youth, it’s a welcomed addition,” Caricom Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque yesterday said after the signing of the US$165M agreement with the United States.
The funds have been allocated under USAID’s 2015 to 2019 Regional Development Cooperation Strategy and USAID’s Eastern and
