CITIZENS RESPONSE JAMAICA GIFT..
Jamaica’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been strengthened by a gift of 372 reusable gowns and 450 face shields, presented to the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn by the group Citizens Response Jamaica (CRJA). The gift of personal protection equipment (PPE) for use by frontline workers in the healthcare system across the island, is even more meaningful as all the items were produced locally by manufacturers within and contracted by ...
JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation an..
Empowering young people from underserved, inner city communities – including impacting some 26,000 youth over the past 10 years, is one of the achievements that the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is proud of. Mrs. Glasgow Gentles, executive director of MYF stresses that these vital interventions are all about partnerships. One of its most dynamic partnerships is with decade long partnership with the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, serving as an anchor donor, who provides funding to support the ...
The MultiCare Youth Foundation..
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
The Multicare Youth Foundation, in keeping with its mission to change lives and make an impact, recently launched its YUTE Teach project at the Trench Town Polytechnic College. The new programme, which caters to 60 participants aged 18 to 29 years, seeks to strengthen underserved communities across Kingston and St. Andrew through education.
MYF Chairman, Joseph Matalon beamed with pride as he ...
The MultiCare Youth Foundation..
The Transitional Living Programme for Children in State Care Project, a partnership between UWI Open Campus, The Child Protection and Family Services Agency, with funding from The United States Agency for International Development , provided training and matching for 14 wards of the state and volunteer mentors on June 22 and 23. The two-day workshop was delivered by The MultiCare Youth Foundation and aims to provide mentorship for a total of 92 wards transitioning out of state care.
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More Than 4,000 Persons Find J..
Since the recent upgrading of Jamaica’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS), some 4,208 persons have found jobs, while the system has attracted 1,300 employers and 23,000 jobseekers.
Making the disclosure, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said the LMIS has had a “significant impact” on the labour market in Jamaica.
“The LMIS has become a national employment portal, with career practitioners and educators now using it to ...
MultiCare Youth Foundation, St..
The Multicare Youth Foundation (MYF), in partnership with Starbucks and the HEART Trust NTA, recently launched the second phase of its Starbucks YUTE Work project in Kingston at the Trench Town Polytechnic College.
The initiative, which began in April 2018 in Kingston and Montego Bay, with funding from the United States-based Starbucks Foundation, is providing skills training and certification in food and beverage hosting, life skills, internships, financial support, and mentorship for ...
Labour Market Information Syst..
The Labour Market Information System (LMIS) is being revamped to make it more user-friendly, efficient and secure.
The website, which falls under the purview of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, enables employers to post job openings, and persons seeking employment to upload résumés.
Job matching and placements are executed through the LMIS’s Electronic Exchange (ELEX).
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden, says the enhanced website will be more ...
Corporate Hands | Multicare Yo..
From left: Nicola Groves, marketing coordinator at Starbucks Jamaica, watches as student Andre Anderson instructs executive director at The Multicare Youth Foundation, Alicia Glasgow-Gentles, on how to make a tasty dessert. Also present is classmate Kimone Warren. Multicare Youth Foundation has partnered with Starbucks to fund the HEART Trust/NTA Level 2 certification in food and beverage being hosted at Trench Town Polytechnic School.
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YOUTH MUST BE PREPARED FOR 4TH..
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Fayval Williams, says equipping the country’s young people with the requisite soft skills and competences is critical to enabling their full participation in the fourth industrial revolution, and contributing to the country’s sustained growth and development. She noted that “by 2020, this revolution will bring advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, which will transform the way we live and work”.
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More Employers Encouraged to U..
More private-sector employers are being encouraged to use the Government’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS), to recruit workers.
This is based on the success resulting from partnerships forged between the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, under whose purview the LMIS falls, and entities opting to use the facility, Permanent Secretary, Colette Roberts Risden, has said.
She informed that these include the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA); The Mico University ...
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