CYP Caribbean Centre now broadcasting live online
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| Published on Saturday, July 7, 2007 |
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LONDON, England: The Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre (CYPCC) created history on June 26 when it began broadcasting live on its new internet radio station, 'Youth Vibes Radio', in association with the Caribbean Internet Radio Portal (CIRP) and the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
This project has also benefited from the tremendous technical assistance of Mervin Jarman, a Community Internet Radio Specialist, currently operating the "Container Project" in Clarendon, Jamaica.
Youth Vibes Radio is currently in its testing phase but nevertheless is providing seamless audio to millions of listeners around the world at (http://mcclinks.com:8000/cypcc.m3u). Youth Vibes Radio uses the m3w software which is one of the best in the world in terms of quality.
CYPCC Regional Director, Henry Charles hailed this new development as one of the most significant achievements in the history of the Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre, noting that the radio station will provide an excellent avenue for collaboration with other Commonwealth organizations to deliver open and distance learning education for youth leaders and youth development professionals.
In the coming months CYPCC will be developing a programme schedule which it will post on its website so that listeners can keep abreast of youth development events in the Commonwealth Caribbean.
The Regional Youth Radio/Media Project is anticipated to be a significant tool in fostering youth development in the Americas and the Caribbean.
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| CYPCC Information Officer, Robert Bazil broadcasting live from the Container Project in Jamaica |
The new internet radio station will broadcast live from the Information Department at the CYP Caribbean Centre in Georgetown, Guyana and will have the capacity to transmit from other locations throughout the region by simple use of a laptop computer and other accessories.
The Regional Director has also stated that "this new youth internet radio initiative is an excellent tool to advance the youth empowerment agenda. It could not come at a better time, especially as we embark upon the mission of promoting the Commonwealth's Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment. It will also become very useful in developing strategic partnerships with various strata of youth, now that we are actively engaged in establishing a youth mainstreaming agenda as a matter of priority."
Under this initiative, CYPCC will be able to provide live and delayed coverage of its programmes and projects, workshops and conferences. The Centre also proposes to use the station to produce regular news clips, conduct interviews with programme staff, policy makers, partners and other stakeholders in youth development in the region.
CYPCC will use this medium to stimulate informed debate and discourse on pertinent topics such as effective youth participation, the Commonwealth Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment, the CYP Youth mainstreaming agenda, youth empowerment strategies to create a drug and violence free society and the case for a transformational-strategic approach to youth development. It should also be a useful tool to help in repositioning the regional youth development agenda and ongoing analysis of the global challenges facing youth in the 21st century, among others. | | | | Reads : 175 | | | |
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