Hotels gearing up to hire staff ahead of 2022 tourism season HAMILTON, BERMUDA — Nearly 800 Bermudians were pre-registered and attended a job recruitment drive in the nation’s capital recently, with Minister of Education Diallo Rabain hinting that the initiative could become an annual event. The recruitment drive was a collaboration between the Department of…
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Tourism Workers Pension Scheme rolled out to some 350,000 Jamaican workers
Contributions start at 3% of gross salary, matched by employer, then increase to 5% KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Some 350,000 tourism workers in Jamaica can now benefit from the government’s Tourism Workers Pension Scheme that was officially introduced on January 1, 2022, and which is being hailed as a “groundbreaking” new benefit for the industry’s workers.…
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Jamaica’s Labour Ministry to hold final job fair of the year
Last job fair of the year to focus on hospitality industry jobs, including chefs, technicians, housekeepers, bartenders and more KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s (MLSS) final job fair for 2021 is set for next week and Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) Lyndon Ford is urging members of the…
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Direct AA flights lauded as ‘game-changer’ for Dominica’s tourism industry
PM Skerrit urges Dominicans to celebrate opportunity for more jobs and more revenue ROSEAU, DOMINICA — The official launch of direct American Airlines flights between Dominica and Miami is a “game-changer” for the tourism industry, said Minister of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives Denise Charles, who, along with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, lauded the…
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