What Is YouthFlex?

George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
An after-school hangout show where young teens and adults can discuss topics affecting them ranging from love, politics to finance etc....

Friday, October 28, 2005

Free Mic on Show 196

Free Mic this week on the Flex. We will be discussing Music and culture and any topic callers bring to the table.

Reflections Questions of the Week

Where is the Department of Youth & Sports located?

Who was the first Director of Youth & Sports?

Who was the first Sports Coordinator for Women & Girls?

What is the slogan of the National Youth Policy?

Who was the MInister responsible for Youth & Sports when the National Youth Policy was passed in the Legistlative Assembly?

Youth Flex 1st Fundraiser (Haunted Forest)

Youth Flex first fundraising event is scheduled for October 31st Halloween night at the Dart Family Park. Admission to Haunted Forest is $5 and part proceeds go to the National Recovery Fund.
Special thanks to event sponsors CUC and Bank Vontebel Cayman and Party Mart. Cake and drinks on sale for $1.


Youth Flex is now in its 14th Season and the show is now hosted by Shyvon Hydes and her cohost is Leah

Friday, October 21, 2005

National Youth Assembly of the Cayman Islands

Youth Organization are encouraged to nominate their repesentative for the National Youth Assembly.

The criteria for the candidates are as follows:

Be Caymanian between the ages of 10-25
Be able to portray the spirit of your organization
Be able to clearly articulate the concerns of youth in your organization and (district if needed)
Be able to meet monthly and to research topics in your organization and (district if needed)
Be able to serve for at least 12 months

Nomination forms can be emailed to you if you leave your email address.

Yours in youth development

James Myles
Youth Services Coordinator
Producer of Youth Flex

Social Harmony Youth Programme

The Social Harmony Youth Programme is an initiative of the Department of Youth & Sports with assistance from a SHYP committee of Quincy Brown, Victor Crumbley, Nicosia Lawson, Stuart Wilson and Jeremy Josephs to promote youth talent and civic self help and self-worth amoung youth groups and youth of the Cayman Islands.

Youth Groups are to register with the programme and chose a charity as beneficiary of their event.

Funds will be distributed as follows:

You or Your choice & Your facilitator
Your group social responsibility

Talent 80% Charity 10% Promoting Agency 10%

Responsiblities

Talent will be responsible for: selecting venue, type of event, sale of donation tickets,development of tickets, flyers and posters, making media appearances and media statements with charity, choose charity.

Charities will be responsible for : assisting talent with media statements, provide logo for flyers, tickets and posters, be present at event to recieve proceeds, make media appearances with talent.

Promoting Agency will be responsible for: Producing flyers, tickets and posters, setting up media appearances, distribution of funds raised, produce report of event to talent and charity.

Please leave your comments here. Registration forms can be emailed to you if you leave your address.

James Myles
Youth Services Coordinator
Department of Youth & Sports and Producer of the Flex.

Did you know that the Broad leaf plant leaves were used for sandpaper in years past? It was how the wooden floors of Caymanian homes of yesteryears got their shine. They didn't have any mop n glo then.

Many Broad Leaf plants were destroyed in 1988 by Hurricane Gilbert who brushed south of Grand Cayman leaving trail of destroyed foliage.

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Youth Flex 200

Youth Flex is 4 years old and on November 30th will be 200 shows in the books. The 200th show will be sponsored by a local retail giant " Reflections". The 200th show is to reflect on the past host, co-host and shows. We will be giving away 200 prizes and the show promises to be the best ever. The Flex crew will present a special award for Funky Tangs Ltd. for their committment of a $20 gift certificate for every single Youth Flex Show.


Youth Flex first aired on September 26, 2001 with host James Myles and cohost Crystal McField. After 14 weeks the show was hosted by Sandra Catron and cohosted by Anya Rankin

The show was developed to assist in the implementation of the National Youth Policy which was present in Parliament by Hon. Julliana O'Connor Connolly and passed. The slogan on the policy is Youth are the future... Show us the way. The Flex was designed to facilitate this guidance through expression and advocacy.

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Road Trip


On October 26th the Flex crew hits the road and heads to East End for the first remote broadcast for Season 14. The Crew will be chatting with the Principal of the Primary School and some youth in the district of East End.

Reflections Questions of the Week

What was the date of the very first Youth Flex Show?
Who was the first Youth Flex host?
Who is the present host of Youth Flex?
What date was the last time the Flex Crew was in Cayman Brac?
What special segment was introduced on Youth Flex in March?

Answer any one question from each week correctly leading up to Youth Flex 200 on November 30th and you could be the reciepient of an awesome Reflections Prize Pack.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Flex New Look



Props to Matthew Seales of the CBR Camp on outfitting the Flex crew with a new look. The local graphic designer has delivered an awesome logo that will be on the Flex t-shirts and all correspondence from the show.

Reflections Question of the Week

What was the name of the major hurricane to brush Cayman in 1988?

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Peace & Social Harmony


Wednesday October 19th is the start of Season 14 and the topic for the first show of the season is " Peace & Social Harmony". It is a topic that the whole Caribbean Region is grampling with and the Flex Crew will be laying out the issues on the roundtable discussion with Pastor Fitz Carter and presenting solutions the way only the Flex can. Youth Flex, Mo than talk!

Monday, October 10, 2005

Culture & Identity


This week on Youth Flex Shyvon & Lea raps with local sociologist Carl Brown on his take of the Caymanian Culture. Also featured on the show is local youth band "Love Culture". This show you will not want to miss.

This topic was first tackled by the Flex back in 2003 when Matthew Hylton was host. He brought a civic component to that show speaking to the Caymans first Governor Mr Athel C Long and Cayman first non- elected Speaker of the House Mrs. Sybil McLaughlin and the first Caymanian Knight Sir Vassel Johnson and the first lady MLa Miss Annie Huldah Bodden and Cayman's first National Hero Mr James Manaoh Bodden.