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Pressure mounts for tourism workers to take coronavirus vaccine

Pressure mounts for tourism workers to take coronavirus vaccine

KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Some tourism workers are facing increased pressure to become inoculated against COVID-19 as they stand to face heavy social interaction with visitors amid the burgeoning restart of a most crucial industry. Jamaican Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett recently called those employed in the sector “frontline workers” and stressed the importance of them…
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Jamaica Employment
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New minister aims to take innovative look at St. Lucia’s tourism

New minister aims to take innovative look at St. Lucia’s tourism

CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA — Tourism in St. Lucia could be headed in a new direction that puts the island’s people at the center, according to newly sworn in Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information Dr. Ernest Hilaire. “Tourism is one of the main economic drivers of the Saint Lucian economy, which strengthens…
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St. Lucia Employment
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Turning to agritourism

Turning to agritourism

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — Several Caribbean nations are looking to agritourism to diversify their economies in the wake of the pandemic-induced devastation of traditional tourism. Guyana is among those nations, with its government recently signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for further development of the sector as policymakers seek to provide farmers with contracts to supply…
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Caribbean Employment, Grenada Employment, Guyana Employment, The Bahamas Employment
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Growing need for healthcare workers as Caribbean battles renewed COVID-19 surges

Growing need for healthcare workers as Caribbean battles renewed COVID-19 surges

COCKBURN TOWN, TURKS AND CAICOS — Many Caribbean nations have scrambled to shore up healthcare worker complements in the face of vicious third waves of COVID-19 that are quickly pushing hospitals over capacity. But those efforts might prove inadequate if an “expected worsening of the pandemic” comes to pass, according to Chief of Medical Services…
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Caribbean Employment, Jamaica Employment, The Bahamas Employment, Turks & Caicos Employment
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