Monthly Archives: October 2021

Guyana union voices concern of local workers being sidelined over expats for oil sector jobs

Guyana union voices concern of local workers being sidelined over expats for oil sector jobs

GAWU strongly supports local content legislation to secure decent jobs for Guyanese  GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — A local union is calling for “urgent attention” to what it claims are instances of foreign workers being hired over Guyanese citizens in the oil sector, asserting that locals are more than qualified to fill those roles. The Guyana Agricultural…
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Additional 29 healthcare workers hired ahead of Cayman Islands tourism reopening

Additional 29 healthcare workers hired ahead of Cayman Islands tourism reopening

Premier Panton notes strengthened investments to shore up public health and facilitate a safe reopening of the tourism industry  GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — The newly announced restart of tourism in the Cayman Islands is already having a ripple effect in the economy as 29 new employees have been engaged in the healthcare sector to…
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Caribbean Employment, Cayman Islands Employment
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Scores of Caymanians set to return to work as tourism reopening date officially announced

Scores of Caymanians set to return to work as tourism reopening date officially announced

Two free training courses to be offered ahead of reopening to prepare Caymanians to return to the workforce  GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — The long-awaited return of tourism is upon the Cayman Islands at last, and the promise of a mass return of jobs that comes along with it, as Premier Wayne Panton announced yesterday…
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Employment in Jamaica up 8.3% year-over-year

Employment in Jamaica up 8.3% year-over-year

Construction and real estate account for majority of increases in workforce  KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Employment in Jamaica is on the rise, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), which indicate that there were 93,400 more people employed in July 2021 than in the same period the previous year. This accounts…
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Caribbean Employment, Jamaica Employment
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