News and Room
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, ...
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Oct
Oct
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) ...
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Oct
Oct
"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, ...
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Oct
Oct
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 ...
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Jul
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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.
M...
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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 ...
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Jun
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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 ...
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Jun
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Jun
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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 ...
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May
May
The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) participated in Read Across Jamaica Day 2019 with the help of staff from Alorica, CGM Gallagher and the ICD Group. Students at four MYF-assisted basic and primary ...
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May
May
The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) Inter-Schools’ Girls’ Football and Mixed Basketball competitions were held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Breezy Castle Centre on Harbour Street in downtown ...
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May
May
The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is the newest beneficiary of a Capacity Development Grant under the Pathways to Sustainability Program, which is a part of the Local Partner Development (LPD) ...
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May
May
Sixty youth from various underserved communities will receive skills training, as well as three-month internship opportunities this year courtesy of The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) in partners...
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Apr
Apr
“I never used to smile. I had nothing to smile about; now I can’t stop smiling.”
These are the words of Tramaine Wong, as she shared her experience participating in The MultiCare Youth ...
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Feb
Feb
Four young professionals from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the MultiCare Youth Foundation are now Passport-to-Success (PTS) Master trainers through an initiative by the New Employ...
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Sep
Sep
At-risk youth between eight and 25 years of age who reside in volatile and vulnerable communities in five parishes are to benefit from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) implementation of ...
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Sep
Sep
As hundreds of children complete summer camps, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank has come in for high praise for its financial support and contributions to programmes which were mainly remedial, ...
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Sep
Sep
New Employment Opportunities for Youth (NEO) Jamaica, in conjunction with the International Youth Foundation (IYF), will be hosting a three-day job placement workshop for professionals from HEART ...
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Jul
Jul
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) programme, will be partnering with the New Employment Opportunities (NEO) project ...
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Nov
Nov
Relating to other males without resorting to verbal or physical violence; treating others with respect; and withstanding great — even brutal — levels of peer pressure. These are the most urgent ...
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Sep
Sep
The internationally recognised ‘Passport To Success’ programme of the International Youth Foundation (IYF) is set to help Jamaican youngsters gain a stronger commitment to completing their ...
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Mar
Mar
A four-day workshop to train 25 guidance counsellors and teachers, has kicked off an innovative initiative to take vital life skills to students in 20 schools across Jamaica. Held February 21-24 at ...
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Mar
Mar
Students from 20 primary and secondary schools who participate in the MultiCare Foundation’s Visual Arts programme will exhibit their work at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston from March ...
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Feb
Feb
The holiday season is one of sharing and expressing gratitude to those who have been a major source of support during the year. Show your appreciation for loved ones, friends and colleagues by ...
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Nov
Nov
The MultiCare Foundation schools’ performing arts concert is held annually in commemoration of Universal Childrens’ Day and showcases the talents and creativity of students in dance, music and ...
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Nov
Nov
Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) is more than doubling the number of young food service graduates that it is grooming for internship placements in the biggest ever Restaurant Week Jamaica, ...
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Nov
Nov
Leading Jamaican charitable organisation, Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE), hosted two workshops for the benefit of more than 100 unemployed young persons residing in communities in South ...
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Aug
Aug
Julian J. Robinson, MP - South East St. Andrew in collaboration with Y.U.T.E. Jamaica invite you to an Employability Workshop on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Come and learn about Financial Planning, ...
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Aug
N.C.B. Foundation's annual flagship Scholarship & Grant programme
If you are aware of youths in your communities who are in need, please encourage them to apply for the NCB Foundation scholars...
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Jun
Jun
Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) Chairman Joseph Matalon (right) engage education minister Ruel Reid and Inter-American Development Bank representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones in ...
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Kingston Gardens, Rose Town, communities in St James, Clarendon and St Catherine are some at-risk areas expected to benefit from a new employment programme which will be executed by Youth Upliftment ...
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Jun
Jun
Kingston Gardens, Rose Town, communities in St James, Clarendon and St Catherine are some at-risk areas expected to benefit from a new employment programme which will be executed by Youth Upliftment ...
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Jun
Jun
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today launched the New Employment Opportunities (NEO) project which is aimed at increasing employment among some 10,000 vulnerable youth between ages 17 and ...
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Jun
Jun
Ten-thousand young people are to benefit from a new job-training programme.
The government and the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB launched the New Employment Opportunities programme today, to ...
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Jun
Jun
Approximately 10,000 unattached young people, aged 17 and 29, are expected to benefit from the $1.6 billion (US$9.3 million) New Employment Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica (NEO-Jamaica) project....
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Jun
Jun
Today, students from nine schools, in which the MultiCare Foundation operates will be on stage at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Auditorium, downtown Kingston. Ann Astwood, the foundation's programme ...
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May
May
Haile Selassie High and Donald Quarrie High emerged champions of the Multi-Care Foundation's annual mixed-team basketball and girls' football competitions, respectively, at Breezy Castle Complex in ...
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May
May
10,000 Jamaican youth to receive skills training and employment opportunities
Jamaica is now the 12th country to formally join New Employment Opportunities (NEO), a pioneering regional youth ...
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Mar
Mar
The Mission of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) may seem an impossible one when we consider the challenges of youth unemployment in our underserved Jamaican communities, across the ...
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Sep
Sep
Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE), an organisation targeting employability and holistic youth development, and Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU), have formally merged.
The merger, ...
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May
May
The Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) Programme, through the partnership of eMedia Interactive Ltd, led by president and CEO Tyrone Wilson, recently exposed interns to real-work opportunit...
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Feb
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