News Yvonne Webb 2 Hrs AgoWorkers of the ANSA McAL group of companies as they gathered outside the Police Academy in St James to salute essential workers on April 9. – SUREASH CHOLAI APPLAUDING all essential workers is fine, but it must move beyond just mere applause to better terms and conditions of employment. In
The International Labour Organization (ILO) says the catastrophic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is causing a loss of 5.7 per cent in working hours in the second quarter of this year, the equivalent to 14 million full-time workers, in Latin America and the Caribbean. The ILO made the declaration in a report released on Tuesday in
One chilly morning during the winter of 2008, I recall sitting on a train bound for DC from Manhattan. At the time, I worked for a law firm head quartered in New York that employed more than 600 lawyers across the globe. I was living through the uncertainty of the times. Though I was deeply
Medical microbiology is a field of scientific study that includes looking at bacteria, viruses, and parasites — all of which can be seen as the cause, and often part of the cure — for various diseases and illnesses. Degrees can be obtained at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and post doctorate levels, leading to a variety
THE FINANCE Ministry said details on the salary relief grant will be finalised by next Monday. The ministry in a release Wednesday said, in light of the concerns surrounding possible temporary unemployment during the covid19 pandemic, the Government wished to assure the public that it is currently in the process of implementing a temporary salary
News Carla Bridglal 5 Minutes Ago Government has created a special $400 million temporary unemployment grant for people who may be affected by the impact of its covid19 precautions on the economy. At a media briefing Monday at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s, Finance Minister Colm Imbert called the new Salary Relief Grant the
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago government on Monday announced a multibillion-dollar package, including a TT$1,500 monthly payment to unemployed persons for the next three months, as the twin-island republic deals with the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Finance Minister Colm Imbert, speaking at a news conference at which it was disclosed
Features Carol Quash 2 Hrs AgoMinister of Labour and Small Enterprise Development, Jennifer Baptiste-Primus, centre, is joined by staff for the ministry’s Maternity Matters at Work Road Show in Port of Spain in early March. – Pregnancy can be a beautiful experience, but women may be concerned or uncertain about what benefits expectant working mothers
What a difference a month makes! Like other life-changing events – say the birth or death of a loved one, or a world war – the effects tend to have a profound impact on our individual and collective perspective. This is what the novel coronavirus pandemic has forced all of us to do, irrespective of
Below is an article from FirstAngelsJa, Jamaica’s first angel investor network. For decades, the Jamaican economy has been charact-erised by perennially low growth and high debt, a combination that has systematically hindered the Jamaican Government’s ability to provide quality services and foster economic growth and development. A challenging International Monetary Fund programme and projections for
