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A youth festival was held at the MCC Grounds to showcase young artists and entrepreneurs. It was all clean fun for the youngsters who even got to enjoy a special performance by well-known Jamaica reggae artist 'Pressure". 7news was out there and spoke with one of the coordinators who told us what the overall object of today's event is.

Norman Brembridge, Youth for the Future
"Actually what we are doing is commemorating "AKA" celebrating international youth day. It's a international event where we seek to recognize youths nationally for their involvement in their own development and the involvement of the development of a country and so it's a launch practically of international youth day today and it's going to be followed with a series of events for young people across the nation."

Monica Bodden
"Specifically today what would be happening out here?"

Norman Brembridge, Youth for the Future
"It's going to start off with a presentation and a couple motivational speakers to actually challenge the young people that are out here to be proactive and be a part of the program that are establish for their development and to actually come to us with programs that they would want to see for their own development."

"Once we finish go through the talking segment then we are going to have some fun where young people from all across Belize are going to be displaying their talents through dance, singing and various mediums of entertainment and to close off the evening we brought in a Jamaican artist by the name of Pressure who is going to give them a rocking time and send them off. In the night they are going to have a teen dance, rock and shake with us to celebrate the day."

International Youth Day 2012 was celebrated under the theme "Building a better world: Partnering with Youth".