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SVG looks to bond local nurses amid COVID-induced ultra-high demand for healthcare workers

SVG looks to bond local nurses amid COVID-induced ultra-high demand for healthcare workers

PM Gonsalves says he does not begrudge nurses wanting to work overseas but asserts “everybody can’t go and turn their back on we who pay to train them”  KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES — The government will be looking to bond nurses, requiring them to remain in the country and work for a certain…
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900 hospitality workers employed as Sandals Royal Bahamian reopens

900 hospitality workers employed as Sandals Royal Bahamian reopens

700 Bahamians also employed at Sandals Emerald Bay Property; Minister Cooper says majority of workers are local  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Some 900 Bahamians are back to work as Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island has reopened its doors for the first time since being shuttered in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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Jamaica recovers 70,000 tourism jobs

Jamaica recovers 70,000 tourism jobs

Minister Bartlett notes improved rates of employment as tourism makes comeback   KINGSTON, JAMAICA — During a recent “Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks” panel, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett revealed that some 70,000 tourism jobs have been recovered within the last year as the industry begins to bounce back from the disastrous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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ILO projects 55% employment level in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022

ILO projects 55% employment level in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022

Employment rate anticipated to see modest recovery but uphill struggle predicted for hard-hit, tourism-dependent regional nations  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Employment in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is projected to hit 55 percent this year, up modestly from the 54 percent recorded last year, according to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) World Employment…
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