Participants in the Governor General’s Youth Award were challenged to grow as a team, putting their hiking skills to the test during a 15-mile journey over unfamiliar terrain. Pictured here, students of C.C. Sweeting Senior High School cool down after wading through...
Kimeko Greene and Ethan Pinder are among the participants in the Governor General’s Youth Award programme who have volunteered at food distribution centers during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo courtesy of Precision Media GGYA tackles issue head on When the pandemic...
A hiking trip in June marked only the second time in the history of the Governor General’s Youth Award that special needs participants successfully completed an adventurous journey and qualified for Bronze from the internationally affiliated programme. Students from...
The Governor General’s Youth Award (GGYA) has presented more than 100 Awards to participants across the nation, sincethe COVID-19 pandemic began. Comprised of three levels (Bronze, Silver and Gold) and four sections (Service, Skills,Physical Recreation and Adventurous...
On Saturday 24th April, 2020 thirty young people participated in a GGYA event to celebrate Earth Day (originally on April 22nd). They were taught about the benefits of the mangrove system and assisted the Bahamas National Trust in painting signs encouraging people to...
In this undated photo, Bronze participants in the Governor General’s Youth Award (GGYA) prepare to explore Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole in North Andros. GGYA delivers the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, which challenges young people to dream big, celebrate their...
