Monthly Archives: January 2022

Antigua to focus on tourism revitalization, economic diversification in 2022

PM Browne says 2021 was a “year of steady growth”, tourism figures heading in 2022 encouraging  SAINT JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA — Part of the government’s plan for the economy in 2022 will be to expand into new areas to generate employment while also revitalizing tourism, said Prime Minister Gaston Browne in his New Year’s…
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Anguilla’s premier pledges to focus on ‘plight of workers’ in New Year’s Day message

Premier Webster says minimum wage legislation will be tackled; thanks frontline workers for their efforts amid the pandemic  THE VALLEY, ANGUILLA — While acknowledging the struggles local workers have had to contend with over the past year and thanking them for their resilience, Premier Dr. Ellis Webster pledged that his government will work for a…
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Nearly 800 Bermudians attend job recruitment drive for hospitality industry

Hotels gearing up to hire staff ahead of 2022 tourism season  HAMILTON, BERMUDA — Nearly 800 Bermudians were pre-registered and attended a job recruitment drive in the nation’s capital recently, with Minister of Education Diallo Rabain hinting that the initiative could become an annual event. The recruitment drive was a collaboration between the Department of…
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Tourism Workers Pension Scheme rolled out to some 350,000 Jamaican workers

Contributions start at 3% of gross salary, matched by employer, then increase to 5%  KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Some 350,000 tourism workers in Jamaica can now benefit from the government’s Tourism Workers Pension Scheme that was officially introduced on January 1, 2022, and which is being hailed as a “groundbreaking” new benefit for the industry’s workers.…
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