Monthly Archives: January 2022

Trinidad’s Youth Ministry signs two memoranda of understanding for youth development programmes

One programme aims to help youngsters grow their business, the other helps them grow as individuals  PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO — The nation’s youth are set to benefit from two new programmes aimed at helping them become gainfully employed in agriculture and also become productive members of society as the Ministry of Youth…
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St. Lucia signs agreement with Taiwan ROC to improve farmers’ incomes, strengthen agriculture industry

“I’m looking forward to seeing this project engage as many farmers as possible.” - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development Alfred Prospere CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA — The governments of St. Lucia and Taiwan (ROC) recently signed an agreement intended to improve the lives and incomes of St. Lucian farmers and also strengthen…
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SVG looks to bond local nurses amid COVID-induced ultra-high demand for healthcare workers

PM Gonsalves says he does not begrudge nurses wanting to work overseas but asserts “everybody can’t go and turn their back on we who pay to train them”  KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES — The government will be looking to bond nurses, requiring them to remain in the country and work for a certain…
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900 hospitality workers employed as Sandals Royal Bahamian reopens

700 Bahamians also employed at Sandals Emerald Bay Property; Minister Cooper says majority of workers are local  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Some 900 Bahamians are back to work as Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island has reopened its doors for the first time since being shuttered in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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