Programme offers free upskilling for Caribbean professionals, promises job opportunities upon completion BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — The 2024 edition of an innovative accelerator programme is gearing up to welcome a new cohort of young Caribbean professionals into the tourism industry. The Caribbean Tourism Career Accelerator and Remote Career Internship programme presents a unique opportunity for young…
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CARICOM seeks to implement full CSME this year
Full movement of skilled workers expected to create job opportunities in participating Member States. BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is seeking to fully implement the long-awaited Single Market and Economy (CSME) programme by the end of the first quarter of 2024. [caption id="attachment_7132" align="alignleft" width="492"] CSME is expected to create new job opportunities.…
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ECLAC reports record-high percentage of Caribbean wage workers
High percentage of wage-earning Caribbean jobs emphasize importance of minimum wage hikes BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — More workers in Latin America and the Caribbean are working wage-earning jobs than have been since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). [caption id="attachment_7027" align="alignright" width="402"] Many…
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ECLAC reports significant job growth in Caribbean services sector
Around 80% of people in Latin America & the Caribbean believed to be working in the services sector BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — As predicted by economic and employment experts, the services sector has seen significant growth of jobs in the Caribbean. This is according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). [caption…
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