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Online platform to eliminate 'job gaps'

A TOP private sector representative yesterday hailed an online platform to match employers with job seekers as helping to reducing unemployment by eliminating information gaps between the two.Edison Sumner, pictured, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce a

Gibson clarifies his claim over 30,000 jobs

LABOUR Minister Shane Gibson yesterday clarified job figures he announced in the House of Assembly on Monday, telling The Tribune that the 30,000 jobs he said were created from May 7, 2012, to May, 2014 are a “mixture” of previously unemployed people and those who were employed, but had transferred to new companies from their current jobs.

Where are all these new jobs?

CAN the Rt Hon Prime Minister show precisely where his claim of creating 22,000 new jobs were created?

'Jobs, jobs and more jobs': Staff sought for 700 posts

The British Colonial resort will hire up to 400 staff before it fully re-opens this December, the Government's labour chief revealed yesterday, adding: "The majority of Bahamians who want a job can find one."

Labour on the blocks job initiative returns

LABOUR Minister Keith Bell yesterday launched the Labour on the Blocks 2.0 job fair initiative.

Super Value opens Cable Beach store

SUPER VALUE’S Cable Beach location opened its doors yesterday, employing more than 70 new and former City Market employees.

'Labour on Blocks' event registers 2,500 job seekers

THE Department of Labour has registered 2,500 job seekers through its ‘Labour on the Blocks’ events, as it moves to aggressively dent the Bahamas’ 10 per cent unemployment rate.Robert Farquharson, director of labour, told Tribune Business yesterday t

Freeport revival eyeing 24% jobs growth in decade

Government advisers predicted that Freeport’s workforce could expand by 24 per cent in 10 years via an economic growth plan that featured new industries such as aircraft maintenance and ‘value-added’ logistics.

Gibson: New jobs can't come soon enough

ALTHOUGH the government is on its way to creating jobs, “it can’t be too soon” because of the number of Bahamians who are struggling to make ends meet, Labour Minister Shane Gibson said.

Former staff interview for jobs at Sandals

Former Sandals employees were at the Sandals job fair at Christ the King Anglican Church in Ridgeland Park West yesterday to interview for their previous positions, with some questioning the reason for the recent redundancies while others appeared to have no ill will toward their former employer.

Construction job fair sees 'on spot hiring'

MORE than 800 persons attended last weekend’s construction industry job fair, with the Director of Labour yesterday confirming that some were hired “on the spot”.While he did not have hiring numbers available up to press time, Robert Farquharson desc

Jobs promise still unfulfilled

DPM Phil Davis seems to be suffering from memory-loss-clearly on the campaign trail he said within 12-months of the election the PLP will create 10,000 new jobs.

Jobs website dresses recruits for success

More than 30,000 Bahamians have used 242jobs.com to connect with employers and find jobs, with half registering profiles on the site.Donavon Powell, 242jobs.com’s chief executive, started the online site to tackle The Bahamas’ unemployment rate and l

‘40 percent of work permits are jobs Bahamians can do’

LABOUR Director Robert Farquharson believes 40 per cent of the 12,000 work permits issued this year relate to jobs Bahamians can fill.

200 jobs available as IHOP nears opening

SOME 200 local jobs will be available for Bahamians at the Department of Labour’s latest job fair this weekend in partnership with the IHOP franchise, said Labour officials yesterday.

Job fair hosted for residents of Kemp Road community

THE MINISTRY of National Security, in conjunction with the Urban Renewal Commission and the Kemp Road Pastor’s Alliance yesterday hosted a job fair for residents of the Kemp Road community.

Job fairs create 900 New Providence jobs

ALMOST 900 persons on New Providence have gained jobs through the Labour Department’s ‘Labour on the Blocks’ employment fairs, its top official revealed yesterday.Robert Farquharson, director of labour, said: “The ‘Labour on the Blocks’ events have b

Ferries jobs fair brings in hopefuls

MORE than a dozen job seekers attended a job fair hosted by Bahamas Ferries yesterday.

Nitchell's job pledgestretches cridibility

Nitchell's job pledgestretches cridibility EDITOR, The Tribune. I was taken aback after reading in The Nassau Guardian that Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Member of Parliament for Fox Hill Fred Mitchell had told hundreds of opposition supporters that h

Eighth 'Labour on the Blocks' set for Saturday

The Department of Labour is holding its eighth “Labour on the Blocks” job fair tomorrow at CV Bethel High School on East Street South.Staff from the Department and 22 businesses, including cruise ship recruiters and training companies, will be presen

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