Monthly Archives: October 2022

Impending cruise season promises job opportunities for Antigua

Bermuda cruise industry already seeing growth SAINT JOHN’S, ANTIGUA — As the Caribbean cruise season gets off to a gainful start, dozens of tourism jobs in Antigua are set to get a much-needed boost. Coming off of two particularly challenging years after the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted global travel and heavily impacted the region’s highly valuable…
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Grenada picks up minimum wage trend

Labour Minister: We want even the poorest to have a decent quality of life SAINT GEORGE’S, GRENADA — More Caribbean nations have picked up an ongoing regional trend of broaching the topic of minimum wage in recent times, boding well for the region’s workers in a particularly challenging economic period. Just recently, Grenada became among…
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Jobs abound in Jamaica; unemployment down again

STATIN reports employment continues to rise as unemployment continues to fall KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The country’s latest labour force survey shows positive movement as far as jobs in Jamaica are concerned, as unemployment continues to trend downwards while employment trends in the opposite direction. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has consistently shown improving numbers…
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Thousands attend Bahamas job fair

Next job fair set for Grand Bahama before the end of Nov. NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A job fair hosted by the Department of Labour over the weekend attracted thousands of jobseekers, many of whom were hoping to be hired on the spot. For Director of Labour Robert Farquharson, the event in the capital was such…
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