Monthly Archives: September 2021

Bermuda remote workers programme thriving amid pandemic

Hundreds of remote workers already residing in Bermuda, with numbers expected to continue to grow  HAMILTON, BERMUDA — The “Work from Bermuda” certificate that allows foreign workers to live and work in the country for up to one year has been a tremendous success, Chief Executive Officer at Bermuda Tourism Authority Charles H. Jeffers II…
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IDB conducts four-month professional development training in Belize

BELMOPAN, BELIZE — In an effort to further enhance professional development and ultimately improve lives across the Caribbean, particularly in Belize, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has undertaken a skills training series that is set to run until December 2021. Through the Professional Development Series initiative, which began in August, the IDB hopes “to continue…
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ECLAC recommends strategic investment to generate jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Report projects regional countries could create an estimated 4 million new direct jobs by universalizing public services NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Nations of Latin America and the Caribbean must make strategic investments to stimulate job creation, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean’s (ECLAC) recently released 2021 report. To this…
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Cohort of 20 from Barbados headed to USA as part of farm labour programme

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Twenty Bajans will be setting out for the United States this winter after having secured agriculture jobs as part of the USA Farm Labour Programme. Under the arrangement, eight Bajans will work on a New York vineyard for three months come January 2022, and another 12 will work in a West Virginia…
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