Construction and real estate account for majority of increases in workforce KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Employment in Jamaica is on the rise, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), which indicate that there were 93,400 more people employed in July 2021 than in the same period the previous year. This accounts…
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ILO notes ‘remarkable’ efforts to promote job creation in Caribbean region
Public investments, resource allocations, employment programmes and entrepreneurship support highlighted in ILO report PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO — Some of the initiatives being undertaken in the Caribbean to promote job creation and encourage employment during the COVID-19 pandemic are “noteworthy” and “remarkable” considering the severe impact of the crisis, according to the International…
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Minister wants Nevis agriculture sector to ramp up operations on path to recovery
CARDI Board chairman urges youth of the Caribbean to get into “prosperous and profitable enterprise” of agriculture BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS & NEVIS — While bringing remarks in observance of World Food Day, celebrated around the world on October 16 annually, Agriculture Minister in the Nevis Island Administration Alexis Jeffers said the nation must increase its…
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Grenada govt. reveals three-year economic plan in Speech from the Throne
Accelerating creation of sustainable jobs, human capital development and skills development in the pipeline for Grenada governing body ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA — As it prepares to start a new session of Parliament, the government of Grenada yesterday revealed its plan to restore jobs and promote growth over the next three years in its Speech from…
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