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Guyana empowering women to join oil and gas industry

President Ali commits to ensuring 500 women are trained and qualified to be employed GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — As countries worldwide celebrate Women’s History Month, Guyana’s government is gearing up to train some 500 women to become a part of its lucrative energy sector. Guyana’s oil and gas sector has been famously successful. Its dramatic economic…
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CARICOM deploys 19 teachers to new locations under CSME programme

Future plans for other skilled workers to go on exchange throughout the region BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Just shy of 20 Caribbean teachers have been dispatched to different CARICOM nations this month as part of a new programme aimed to further the goals of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The CSME initiative has been…
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Guyana bolsters upskilling programme to help fill projected vacancies

New budget allocates more funding for job training initiatives GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — With Guyana expected to need hundreds of thousands more workers this year to keep up with the explosive economic growth being driven by its oil and gas sector, the government has put more funding into job training programmes designed to help ensure it…
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Clean energy jobs in Trinidad and Barbados could be expanding

More Caribbean nations look to expand into territory dominated by Guyana PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO — There could be more green sector employment opportunities and jobs in Trinidad and Barbados in the near future, as both countries look to further develop their respective oil industries. [caption id="attachment_5229" align="alignleft" width="379"] Guyana's oil industry has…
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