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Guyana looking to train more coders

Free training aims to help more Guyanese become employed in lucrative tech fields GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — An initiative to create more qualified workers for coding jobs in Guyana is pushing full steam ahead and looking for more participants. [caption id="attachment_6437" align="alignleft" width="385"] The government wants to train 150,000 coders.[/caption] Thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding…
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Digital services jobs in Belize get boost from IDB

Loan to support MSMEs and women-owned businesses BELMOPAN, BELIZE — Jobs in Belize’s digital economy are about to get a significant boost in training and resources thanks to a USD$10 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). [caption id="attachment_5806" align="alignleft" width="410"] The digital services sector is projected to provide hundreds of jobs in the…
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Remote work programme leads to 80 jobs in Dominica

UNDP urges Caribbean region to leverage remote work and digitization for job opportunities, economic growth  ROSEAU, DOMINICA — Thanks to a digital transformation programme, some 80 Dominicans were able to modernize their labour and secure digital jobs. [caption id="attachment_5015" align="alignright" width="224"] The Work Online Dominica Programme has resulted in some 80 residents finding freelance jobs.[/caption]…
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Jamaican govt aims to generate 70,000 digital services jobs by 2025

Minister Shaw underscores “critical goal” of shifting the makeup of the workforce towards higher-skilled jobs  The government of Jamaica is undertaking ambitious development of its digital services sector, according to Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Audley Shaw, with a view to generate some 70,000 digital services jobs within the next five years. Speaking the…
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