Monthly Archives: February 2023

Canadian employers look to Caribbean for skilled labour

Caribbean workers wanted to live and work overseas BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Several skilled Caribbean workers have the chance to live and work overseas as a few Canadian employers are actively recruiting within the region. [caption id="attachment_6154" align="alignright" width="405"] Food handlers and other Caribbean skilled workers are wanted to live and work abroad in Canada.[/caption] Even…
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Report reveals top fields for job growth in 2022

Manufacturing, hotels, restaurants among top sectors for Caribbean job growth BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — After a particularly rough economic period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, job growth in the Caribbean was on the upswing for most of last year. This was an impressive turn of events for a region where many countries were tourism-dependent, and where…
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More effort needed to create jobs in 2023, says ECLAC

Caribbean employment not expected to decline…with appropriate intervention BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Caribbean governing bodies, businesses and other entities will need to make a targeted effort to create jobs and encourage investments this year if they’re to maintain the positive job growth that much of the region saw in 2022. This is according to the latest…
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More cruise jobs up for grabs in DR

Cruise jobs have been on the rise throughout the Caribbean since last summer SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — A slew of cruise jobs are up for grabs again in the region as the cruise industry gets back in full swing after months of closure during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past two…
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