JAD highlights “great socioeconomic importance” of food systems industry SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — The livestock industry of the Dominican Republic has managed to remain afloat despite the COVID-19 pandemic, retaining some 300,000-plus jobs, according to the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD). During a series of Agro-Business Dialogue sessions geared at assessing the sector and hearing…
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St. Kitts & Nevis Ministry of Tourism to focus on job creation, new business development
PS Henry-Morton says Tourism Ministry intends to “drill down” on job creation and retention, retooling and upskilling of tourism workers BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS & NEVIS — With the recent return of cruise tourism to the country, the government is focusing on how it can seize the momentum to introduce new business models and promote job…
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Trinidad & Tobago’s youth encouraged to take advantage of job training opportunities
Trinidad and Tobago job training programme hosts virtual outreach, offers extended virtual orientation in effort to get more youth involved PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO — The On-the-Job Training Programme (OJT) recently held a virtual outreach programme in an effort to encourage more young people to take advantage of opportunities offering job training that…
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Barbadians wanted to work abroad in Canada’s meat-cutting industry
Barbados citizens 18 and over with relevant experience, a passport and clean police record encouraged to apply BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — More Barbadians are being given the opportunity to work abroad as the government is again actively seeking to send experienced workers off to Canada to work in the meat-cutting industry. Following an initial bout of…
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