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Guyana eyes 3K tech jobs in partnership with Canada

President Ali says programme to train Guyanese for tech jobs to be rolled out in the coming years GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — The Ali administration is said to be working with the government of Canada to create some 3,000 technology-related jobs in Guyana over the next few years. This is according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali,…
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Green jobs on the rise in the Caribbean through RMI partnership

RMI’s million-dollar clean energy fund poised to create hundreds of high-quality jobs in the Caribbean THE BOTTOM, SABA — Dozens of clean energy jobs are on the horizon for Saba, whose government just recently entered into an agreement with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). RMI is one of the premier global organizations fighting climate change…
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Improvements incoming for Caribbean Farm Workers programme

Host of delegates will meet from Nov. 7-9 Programme has faced criticism from Caribbean residents in the past PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO — The controversial yet long-standing farm workers programme could be set for some improvements in the future as a cohort of 60 delegates meets for a programme review. [caption id="attachment_3033" align="alignleft"…
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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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