Tag Archives: Dominican Republic employment

Dominican Republic raises minimum wage

Wage hikes spreading across the Caribbean; Jamaica up for round two SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — Certain categories of jobs in the Dominican Republic are set to rake in more cash as the government has approved an increase in minimum wage. This makes it among the many countries in the region to take action in…
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IDB approves nearly $2B to support job recovery in DR

Slew of programmes launched to help Dominican Republic and Central America recover, improve jobs SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved billions of dollars to help the Dominican Republic improve jobs and employment coming off of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was revealed in the group’s recent report, “Creating opportunities and…
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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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Most top-earning jobs in DR are in the public sector

Each one of the 10 top-paying jobs in the Dominican Republic is higher than even the president’s salary SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — The highest paying jobs in the Dominican Republic are in the public sector, but not politicians or even the president. This was recently revealed by local news organization Acento, which ranked the…
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