Nov 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Small and micro business owners must move beyond trade and diversify to include manufacturing. This was the main message from Jamaica Business Development Council representative Garth Soares at a Nov. 6 workshop for Rockfort’s business community. “There are too many...
Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Arlene Bailey could easily have directed her energy towards revenge and reprisal. On July 8, 2001, her son’s father was shot and killed by someone in her community. Her son, four at the time, witnessed the murder. “I was so alone and without friends,” says Bailey, who...
Oct 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
On Oct. 8, 2013, at Youth Opportunities Unlimited’s office, 25 young people gathered to discuss employment. To be specific, they discussed a dire lack of employment opportunities in Jamaica. The unemployment rate for young people in Jamaica is horrific: 40 per cent,...
May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
‘Love is a behaviour, not a feeling’ Yesterday, Youth Opportunities Unlimited hosted its Annual Parenting Seminar in Kingston. Roughly 200 parents, children and professionals turned out to hear several speakers, including the Honourable Lady Allen (the...
May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
During the last week of March, 2013, students and faculty from Western Carolina University visited YOU offices as part of their alternative spring break. This visit not only marked the second year in a row such a visit has taken place, but the continuation of a long...
Apr 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
‘Love is a behaviour, not a feeling’ Last week, students and faculty from Western Carolina University visited YOU offices as part of their alternative spring break. This visit not only marked the second year in a row such a visit has taken place, but the...
