October 01st 2011
Observing Caribbean Youth Day

On September 30, 1985, the United Nations General Assembly conceptualized and spearheaded the first Caribbean Youth Day (CYD) celebration. Since then, CYD has been observed annually.
CYD 2011 was celebrated on September 30, 2011 under the theme; “One Caribbean: Seeing the Future through the eyes of the Youth”.
To date individual Caribbean countries have organized a range of activities to mark the occasion and promote their youth. We, St. Lucia’s Regional Youth Caucus Representatives to the Commonwealth would like to take this opportunity to salute the exemplary St. Lucian youth who continue to lead the way in sports, academia, technology, culture and other aspects of St. Lucian life.
They have obviously learnt from their predecessors and now they are continuing with this trend of excellence as they see a future of sustainable human and physical development for St. Lucia.

To the unattached, yet also very talented youth, we would also like to take this opportunity to charge you with the responsibility to be positive and proactive agents of change, so that all our energy and intelligence can be garnered towards the greater good.
To commemorate Caribbean Youth Day this year we invite all young people to recite the Caribbean Youth Day pledge was posted the National Youth Council's Facebook page by Wednesday, September 28, 2011. The pledge should be become our mantra not only for the day but for beyond. Let us all as young people of the Caribbean remain steadfast in our mission in advancing the Caribbean Region.

Lavorne Verdant
Deputy Regional Youth Caucus Representative to the Commonwealth

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