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CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet invited a former Major of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) to address members on reducing youth violence across the nation.<\/p>

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The former soldier wrote a dissertation on the subject seventeen (17) years ago, in 2005; his proposal was essentially to create a voluntary National Service Corps comprised of youth.<\/p>\n

Troubled youth between the ages of 15 to 21 years, would become members of the National Youth Service and would be taught by ABDF personnel whose objective would be to help reform the young people.<\/p>

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The Cabinet has asked that the Major re-formulate the thesis to match the evolving challenge faced by parents, teachers and schools.<\/p>

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The office of the Attorney General would, in the meantime, draft legislation to match the objective.<\/p>\n

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