KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness will officially launch the National Youth Summer Employment Programme on Thursday at the Jamaica College auditorium.

The programme is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and will be implemented through the Municipal Corporations/Municipality, which will see to its effective running.

This initiative is specially designed to meet one the Government’s key priority, which is to facilitate the empowerment of Jamaican Youths by creating opportunities for them through employment, according to a release from the Local Government Ministry.

The program will employ over 2300 young people from various communities across Jamaica. They will undertake a number of functions, which will include the auditing of Street Lights and identifying vulnerable persons within communities who may require assistance during periods of natural disasters and other forms of emergency.

Portfolio minister, Desmond McKenzie said he is very optimistic about the program and the results it will yield.

“At the end of this programme both the participants and the Municipal Corporations are expected to reap tremendous benefits. These young people would have further developed their Knowledge base and skill set and the Municipal Corporations will have improved records on street lights and vulnerable persons,” said McKenzie.

The programme will start the third week in August and run throughout the remainder of the month into September.