Caribbean Employment

news and information about jobs and employment in the Caribbean

Report reveals top fields for job growth in 2022

Manufacturing, hotels, restaurants among top sectors for Caribbean job growth BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — After a particularly rough economic period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, job growth in the Caribbean was on the upswing for most of last year. This was an impressive turn of events for a region where many countries were tourism-dependent, and where…
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More effort needed to create jobs in 2023, says ECLAC

Caribbean employment not expected to decline…with appropriate intervention BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Caribbean governing bodies, businesses and other entities will need to make a targeted effort to create jobs and encourage investments this year if they’re to maintain the positive job growth that much of the region saw in 2022. This is according to the latest…
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More cruise jobs up for grabs in DR

Cruise jobs have been on the rise throughout the Caribbean since last summer SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — A slew of cruise jobs are up for grabs again in the region as the cruise industry gets back in full swing after months of closure during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past two…
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Report: Flex work could improve Jamaica’s labour

CAPRI: Productivity suffers when workers don’t have enough time to take care of other obligations KINGSTON, JAMAICA — A perceived labour productivity issue in Jamaica could be addressed if businesses were to offer more flexible work options to their employees. [caption id="attachment_6114" align="alignright" width="436"] Flexible work is one way employers can help their workers with…
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