Live: Government town hall meeting on youth unemployment at 6pm
Updated: Jun 23, 2022 06:03 PM
Jason Hayward, the economy and labour minister, Malika Cartwright, the director of the Department of Workforce Development, and Erica Smith, director of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation Executive.
The Government will this evening hold a town hall meeting to discuss its National Youth Employment Strategy.
Jason Hayward, the economy and labour minister, will attend the event and will be joined by Malika Cartwright, the director of the Department of Workforce Development, and Erica Smith, director of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation Executive.
It is being held at the St Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church centennial hall on Court Street in Hamilton from 6pm to 7.30pm.
Unemployment among young people on the island is running at about 30 per cent, according to Mr Hayward who was speaking at the launch of the National Youth Employment Strategy.
We will bring you live coverage as well as in-depth reports on the event.
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Published June 23, 2022 at 5:55 pm (Updated June 23, 2022 at 6:03 pm)
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