Taiwan hands cheque to St Vincent-Grenadines
Friday, May 21, 2004
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The Republic of China
(ROC) on Taiwan continues to demonstrate its interest and commitment in the
education and training of the youth of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The ROC’s Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Elizabeth Chu, on
Tuesday handed over a cheque in the amount of US$424,592 to Prime Minister Dr.
Ralph Gonsalves. The cheque will go towards
the funding of the Youth Empowerment Service (YES) Programme. Ambassador Chu
noted that the YES programme is an effective Government project, which has
helped a number of persons to attain employment and acquire training.
Ambassador Chu in presenting the cheque, stressed that it is important that
training and educational opportunities be made available for young people
because they hold the key to any country’s future.
Ambassador Chu called on private sector
entities to collaborate with the Government in expanding the programme, as it
is a major step in investing in the human resources of this country.
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves expressed his profound gratitude on behalf
of the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He noted that
the ROC has been a major ally to this country, and its continued contribution
is an indication of its commitment to the growth of the nation and its people.
Dr. Gonsalves declared that the YES programme has had a positive impact on the
lives of many persons, offering them job opportunities and lifelong training
which has resulted in a number of persons establishing small businesses.
He said the YES programme works in sync with a number of other government
initiatives, such as the micro-loan programme at the National Commercial Bank
and the Government’s thrust towards universal secondary education.
The Prime Minister noted that a number of persons were recruited at the
Teacher’s College under the programme and they have since been trained and are
now employed. Dr. Gonsalves also highlighted
a number of sterling projects that the ROC has funded, including the Learning
Resource Centres, four of which are scheduled to commence this year, the
Tissue Culture Laboratory at Orange Hill, which he stated, is helping this
country to become self-sufficient. The centre
at Orange Hill produces tissue culture in pineapples, bananas and orchid and
banana plants are also being exported.
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