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....

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Miss Cayman Contestants & Cayman Islands Marching Band


On Wednesday September 22, the show was dedicated to the Miss Cayman Pageant and the Cayman Islands Marching Band. What a show that was. the audio will be posted soon. enjoy the pix

After school Programmes Anyone?


On Wednesday September 15, the staff of the Youth Services Unit were the guest on YouthFlex to talk about the myriad of youth programmes offered in the Cayman Islands. The show also saw the two Further Education Centre Interns of the Youth Services Unit in studio. [Shanarah and Chadia]They told everyone about the 2010 Youth Services Directory and encouraged everyone to pick up the poster version of the directory at their Post Office or their favorite super market

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Community Inspiration











Today on YouthFlex, past host Mick caught up withthe 2010 YCLA Recipient Collin Anglin to get some words of inspiration from the community youth icon. Also on the show today was Mrs. Marissa Crawford and Tracy Rankine of Cayman Islands Girls Brigade to talk about the programme along with Bethany Smith and Nurse Joanna Rose Wright of the Health Services Authority speaking on Caribbean Wellness Day. Here are some pictures. The audio recording of the show will be posted on this blog in the not too distant future




Enjoy the pics








Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Miss Teen develops messages for her platform







Miss Teen 2010-11 Leanne Ritch is committed to making her platform known and felt in all of the land. She has teamed up with YouthFlex Radio Show to develop radio and television messages to promote the awareness of Domestic Violence and how people can stop abusing or stop being abused.

Teachers Inspiration with Mrs. Parris Hoyte


On September 1, 2010, schools reopened for the start of the 2010-11 school year. So YouthFlex thought it fitting to highlight and honour teachers and the inspiration they bring to the world. Who better to have as guest than a 2010 Golden Apple Award honouree Mrs. Parris-Hoyte who was also featured in our backchat segment on a common Commonwealth value in the Cayman Islands "Diversity". That was not all, we had Sister Cathy Craig, a volunteer teacher at Truth For Youth School in studio to talk about the school's 50 Years Anniversary Celebrations and she was selected as our Person of the Week who Perspires to Inspire others this week. We also had Miss Teen 2010-11 Leanne Ritch join us to talk about the Pageant and her platform. The Flex Crew has committed to helping her to promote her platform in whatever way she plans.

YouthFlex covers Miss Teen Pageant
















The Flex Crew covered the 2010 Miss Teen Pageant . The coverage was done by Kim, Danielle, Josh & Ahmed. The boys worked the crowd and the girls went backstage and mingled withthe contestants. Miss Leanne Ritch will wear the crown for 2010-11. Here are some pictures of the Pagaent

Thursday, August 19, 2010

2010-2011 Miss Teen Contestants on the Flex







Josh took over when Takiyah left for college. His first three shows was a series of interviews with the 2010-2011 Miss Teen Contestants. the first session featured Samantha, Monique and Celina. The second session was today with Ashleigh, Nadicia and Shanique. Here ar some pix.
Click on the player below to listen to yesterdays show! Or click HERE to download and save the audio file!




Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Season 27 of Inspiration hosted by Takiyah & Josh sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers
















Season 27 the season of Inspiration is hosted by Takiyah before she left for Oakwood University then the show was hosted by Josh for the remainder of the summer into fall and concluding on the last wednesday in September. YouthFlex 9th Birthday and the Celebration of Caribbean Youth Day. it shoulde be a blast but listen to the Flex every Wednesday4-5 pm, if you can on http://www.radiocayman.gov.ky/ and click the LISTEN LIVE button on Radio Cayman 1. 89.9FM.






























YouthFlex Season 26 of Illumination with Krista
















Sorry , it has been a long time since our last update. Here are some photos from Season26, the Season of Illumination, hosted by Leo Krista. The show shed some light of different professions, on the crime issue and other areas that people might have forgotten.

Friday, March 19, 2010

YouthFlex Honours Female Youth Ambassadors







As part of our continued celebrations ofHonouringWomen's Month in Cayman. YouthFlex hosted several female Youth Ambassadors. Miss Teen Cayman Islands 2009-10 Jamesette Anglin, CARICOM Youth Ambassador Carla Martin, St. Ignatius High School Head Girl , Renee Prendergast, and the 2010 Yentel McGaw Youth Community Excellence Awards Recipient Martina Bodden.






They talked about their role as Ambassadors and then the Flex Crew had a Debate on "If March is Honouring Womens Month, why is there not a month dedicated to honour Men?"

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Photos from the Go Karting Track











Honouring Women's Month see YouthFlex Queen of the Track Crowned
















On March 10th YouthFlex saw the inagural "YouthFlex Queen of the Track" Race. Andrea "Annie" Watler finish on top of the podium while clocking the fastest lap of the race with 38.14 seconds,even faster than the boys in the race who were in the race to push the girls for fast lap times. Season Host Krista finished behind Annie and Kim placed third. Annie now has bragging right for twelve months as she reigns as "YouthFlex Queen of the track"Our guest on the Flex was Miriam Foster of the Family Resource Centre to talk about Honouring Women's Month activities along with local lady author Catherine Tyson to talk about her new book and the journey she has been on promoting the book "I'm Somebody's Mama" and Mr Alister Foster of Cayman Karting talking about what his plans are for the Go Kart track.










The Music List consisted of:










"Lioness on the Rise" by Queen Ifrica, "A wah do she" by local rising star Audrey Destune, "I feel for you" By Chaka Khan as our Throwback Jam and "Move" by KK Alese.