The Government is planning to establish youth development centres around the country.This was revealed by Minister in the Ministry of Child Development Youth and Gender Affairs Ramona Ramdial.Ramdial, who was speaking at the opening of offices for Councillor Alan Seepersad, the representative for Felicity/Calcutta/McBean in the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation on Tuesday at Carli Bay Road, Couva, said the development centres would cater to students after school hours.She said the centres would be community-based and would cater to young people aged 10-18.She added that the focus would be on academics and aesthetic activities.
Minister in the Ministry of Local Government Rudranath Indarsingh said the Government planned to establish 134 full-time offices for local government representatives. He said residents had complained about the lack of visibility and accessibility to local government representatives and the full-time facilities, funded and staffed by the State, were aimed at taking away this negative image.Indarsingh said the offices of councillors would also be a hub for people seeking information about government services.He added that citizens would be able to lodge complaints about community matters and meet with their councillors on a regular basis.