Caribbean Employment

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Jamaican govt aims to generate 70,000 digital services jobs by 2025

Minister Shaw underscores “critical goal” of shifting the makeup of the workforce towards higher-skilled jobs  The government of Jamaica is undertaking ambitious development of its digital services sector, according to Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Audley Shaw, with a view to generate some 70,000 digital services jobs within the next five years. Speaking the…
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Dominican Republic livestock farming sector generates 300,000 direct and indirect jobs

JAD highlights “great socioeconomic importance” of food systems industry  SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — The livestock industry of the Dominican Republic has managed to remain afloat despite the COVID-19 pandemic, retaining some 300,000-plus jobs, according to the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD). During a series of Agro-Business Dialogue sessions geared at assessing the sector and hearing…
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St. Kitts & Nevis Ministry of Tourism to focus on job creation, new business development

PS Henry-Morton says Tourism Ministry intends to “drill down” on job creation and retention, retooling and upskilling of tourism workers  BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS & NEVIS — With the recent return of cruise tourism to the country, the government is focusing on how it can seize the momentum to introduce new business models and promote job…
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Trinidad & Tobago’s youth encouraged to take advantage of job training opportunities

Trinidad and Tobago job training programme hosts virtual outreach, offers extended virtual orientation in effort to get more youth involved  PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO — The On-the-Job Training Programme (OJT) recently held a virtual outreach programme in an effort to encourage more young people to take advantage of opportunities offering job training that…
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