Youths better prepared for leadership – Hughes

Minister of Public Telecommunications Cathy Hughes (fourth from left) and Presidential Advisor on Youth Empowerment Aubrey Norton (third from left), pose with the graduates of the Youth Leadership Programme at the Madewini Training Centre yesterday. (DPI photo) 

Guyana’s youths today are a lot more prepared to take the reins of leadership, Minister of Public Telecommunications Cathy Hughes has said.

Following the graduation of some 74 young professionals and community youth leaders yesterday,  Hughes said that compared to days gone by, today’s youths are being offered better opportunities to prepare them for leadership roles, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.

The graduates had completed the Youth Leadership Programme overseen by the Office of the Presidential Advisor on Youth Empowerment.