BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — A cohort of 10 young men and women from around the Caribbean are being hailed by the CARICOM Energy Secretariat as “The Future of Energy” one year into their internship experience under the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency’s (CCREEE) Regional Energy Apprenticeship Programme (REAP). REAP “provides young professionals with…
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New job opportunities become available as BVI moves to embrace renewable energy
ROAD TOWN, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS — As the territory undertakes a new renewable energy initiative, at least 40 young men and women who successfully completed a training program are now poised to take up positions in the industry either at home or abroad. Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development Shereen Flax-Charles, while delivering a…
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Could non-traditional industries be expanding in the Caribbean?
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — The gaming industry isn’t what comes to mind for many when thinking of Puerto Rico, but Shirley McPhaul, technology consultant at Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, wants that to change, especially among women. Speaking on a 2021 Women Economic Forum (WEF) panel, McPhaul said her organization aims to…
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Caribbean women entrepreneurs are stepping up to the plate
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — Caribbean women are taking the lead in entrepreneurship, according to speakers at the 2021 Women Economic Forum (WEF) Caribbean. Contrary to a United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) report that projected women in Latin America and the Caribbean may not return to the workforce after…
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