“We are pleased that this will add to the employment road for our young and not-so-young.” - Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS — Some 400 jobs will be added to the local labour market thanks to the opening of the new Ramada Hotel in the Whitegate Development Area on the…
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Antigua PM suggests some hotel operators exacerbating poverty by paying staff too-low wages
PM Browne outlines several developments in the works to help boost Antigua & Barbuda’s economy ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA — As Prime Minister Gaston Browne recently highlighted key tourism developments underway in the country, he lambasted some hotel operators for exacerbating poverty by not paying their employees sufficient wages. The prime minister spoke to…
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Grenada govt. spending nearly $18 mil. to dole out bonus payments to frontline, public sector workers
Public sector workers to receive extra half-month’s pay by Dec. 17 while frontline workers get additional month’s bonus pay SAINT GEORGE’S, GRENADA — The government is expending some $17.6 million to give bonus pay to all public sector workers and frontline workers, who will be rewarded “in a tangible manner” for the sacrifices made during…
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Labour conditions in The Bahamas poised to improve as govt. signs agreement with ILO
PM Davis pledges commitment to establishing “harmony” in local labour market environment NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Working conditions in the nation could improve over the next five years as the government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Labour Organization (ILO) for a second-generation Bahamas Decent Work Country Programme for the period 2021…
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