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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Minister wants more Jamaican pilots to be trained locally
One aviation training institute already certified; another two in the pipeline KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Noting that over 60,000 pilots are needed on a global scale, Minister of Transport and Mining Robert Montague said he would like to see more Jamaicans be trained locally to work in the airline industry, and especially as pilots. According to…
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Bonus tax-free salary payments for healthcare workers, Joint Services in Guyana
“We are not returning the one month’s tax-free bonus for any other reason but because you deserve it, because you work hard for it.” - President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — Both healthcare workers and members of the Joint Services of Guyana are getting the gift of bonus salary payments this year, President…
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Sugar’s not the only option, says Jagdeo in a push for economic diversification
VP notes efforts to “merge” sugar with other economic activities ongoing as GuySuCo management to be “strengthened” in the new year GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — With “economic diversification” becoming a buzzword in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic that saw countless businesses close and the near-destruction of some industries in the tourism-dependent Caribbean, Guyana’s government…
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