UNDP urges Caribbean region to leverage remote work and digitization for job opportunities, economic growth ROSEAU, DOMINICA — Thanks to a digital transformation programme, some 80 Dominicans were able to modernize their labour and secure digital jobs. [caption id="attachment_5015" align="alignright" width="224"] The Work Online Dominica Programme has resulted in some 80 residents finding freelance jobs.[/caption]…
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More job opportunities ahead as Airbnb campaign promotes 16 Caribbean nations
Airbnb partners with CTO to promote 16 Caribbean countries to digital nomads who want to live abroad while working remotely BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Sixteen Caribbean nations can look forward to more job opportunities and economic growth within the tourism and hospitality industry, both directly and indirectly, thanks to a new initiative targeting foreign remote workers.…
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OECS unveils Blue Economy Strategy for sustainable economic development, job growth
World Bank-financed UBEC programme to boost jobs, economic growth in blue economies of St. Lucia, Grenada, SVG CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA — With the blue economy constituting approximately 30 percent of the labour force in some eastern Caribbean nations, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States has partnered with the World Bank to develop a new programme…
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Direct AA flights lauded as ‘game-changer’ for Dominica’s tourism industry
PM Skerrit urges Dominicans to celebrate opportunity for more jobs and more revenue ROSEAU, DOMINICA — The official launch of direct American Airlines flights between Dominica and Miami is a “game-changer” for the tourism industry, said Minister of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives Denise Charles, who, along with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, lauded the…
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