CPSD report notes Jamaican employers have trouble finding suitable local workers to fill jobs KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Many Caribbean businesses struggle to find and hire highly-skilled talent locally, often citing brain drain as a major challenge and lamenting the need to recruit foreign workers for jobs that could otherwise be filled by their nation’s citizens.…
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Jamaica hits record low unemployment rates
STATIN Labour Force Survey finds unemployment down even further than Oct.; employment also on the rise KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The nation hit a record low unemployment figure at the beginning of this year, according to data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The organization cited an unemployment rate of 6.2 percent in January 2022…
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Caribbean residents encouraged to work overseas for lucrative temp jobs
KERG Consulting LLC General Manager Kerry Ann Edwards says working overseas a great way to earn income KINGSTON, JAMAICA — A U.S.-based Jamaican businesswoman is urging more Caribbean citizens to take advantage of lucrative opportunities to work overseas as there are a wealth of jobs available. Kerry Ann Edwards is an accounting consultant by profession,…
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Millions of dollars to be pumped into Jamaica’s orange economy as entertainment sector reopens
Financial grants, loan facilities to operate alongside discounted permit, venue rental fees KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The government yesterday announced millions of dollars’ worth of grants and loan facilities will be made available to orange economy workers and businesses in an effort to help get them back on their feet as the entertainment sector was officially…
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