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Services industry growth likely to create more jobs in Jamaica

STATIN reports 8.9% growth in services for Q1 2022 KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The services industry has the potential to create thousands of new jobs in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean. Service industries are those that provide services to clients rather than goods. They include sectors like hospitality, banking, wholesale/retail, communications and transportation, as compared to…
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TCI launches apprenticeship programme to help new graduates get jobs

National Internship & Apprenticeship Program aims to give young people job experience to secure gainful employment  COCKBURN TOWN, TURKS & CAICOS — A new partnership between the government and local businesses is looking to create a clear pathway to jobs in Turks and Caicos for the country’s youth. The National Internship & Apprenticeship Program was…
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St. Lucia launches plan to address dire healthcare worker shortage

Govt., SALCC partner to train locals to become pharmacists and other trained healthcare professionals  CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA — The country continues to struggle with a dire shortage of healthcare workers, especially as the world regains its feet after the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. [caption id="attachment_4945" align="alignright" width="300"] St. Lucia has continued to face a shortage of…
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Gilgan Co. to host job fair for restaurant staff

Parent company behind Bamboo Shack, Sapodilla seeking job candidates for all areas of restaurant operations  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Jobseekers in The Bahamas are being put on notice to get their resumes and interviewing skills ready as Gilgan Co. prepares to host a job fair next week. Gilgan is the company behind restaurant brands so widely…
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