President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Richard Pandohie is advancing the argument of Jamaica embracing outward migration as an economic strategy, while reducing the bureaucracy for skilled immigrant to fill existing vacancies locally. Delivering the keynote presentation at the Planning Institute of Jamaica 7th Labour Market Forum on Wednesday (September 18) at…
By Derrick Scott MICHIGAN, United States — Minister of Labour and Social Security, Shahine Robinson says there is a high demand for Jamaican workers in the hospitality industry in the state of Michigan, United States. Robinson, who was touring Michigan establishments hosting Jamaican workers, said the demand was created by their exemplary work ethic. Addressing…
By Karena Bennett The new hirings of men outpaced that of women in the latest quarterly jobs survey published by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Statin. Combined, the increase in employment of both genders resulted in an overall dip in the number of Jamaica’s unemployed by 25,900 in the April 2019 survey, and cut the unemployment…
By Kellaray Miles As at April 2019, the unemployment rate stood at 7.8 per cent. The employed labour force increased by 29,900 people for this period when compared to April 2018. A breakdown of this figure shows an increase in the total number of males employed, accounting for 18,200, whilst female employment accounted for the other…
EMPLOYERS and training institutions are being encouraged to partner with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through the Labour Market Information System (LMIS), to build Jamaica’s workforce. The ministry’s LMIS is a Web-based job-matching facility that pairs jobseekers and employers. Senior labour market analyst in the Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit at the ministry…
The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has begun its 2018 campaign to promote Jamaica as a location for shared services investments, with the aim of bringing more jobs to the business process outsourcing (BPO)
Business process out-sourcing (BPO) once viewed as a stopgap job option, has become a career of choice for many bright, young Jamaicans. In fact, many of them are moving to Montego Bay, St James, which has become the centre of the country’s BPO operations, to take up positions in the sector. Among them is Junior…
By Horace Hines
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd is reportedly interested in hiring more Jamaicans as the company, regarded as the world’s second-largest cruise operator, continues to grow.
Royal Caribbean’s President and Chief Operating Officer Adam Goldstein
by Avia Collinder
Jamaica’s cruise tourism market is expected at the very least to match last year’s unexpected performance, but there is hope that the number of visitors
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