After 40 years, Costa Rica will allow competitors in cell phone coverage
The Costa Rica Electricity Institue (ICE) has been the only government run provider for the last 40 years, but this will all change starting in February 2010.
According to the Financial Times, the five leading Latin American and Caribbean cell phone providers are interested; America Movil, Telephonica, Millicom, Digicel, and CWI.
If phone and cell phone technology and support is your field then now may be the time to approach these companies as they look to expand.
Caribbean Cell Phone Company Links:
Haiti is recovering from a 7.0 Earthquake that hit Jan 12 just before 5pm
A Tsunami warning was issued for parts of the Caribbean, but later dismissed. “I think it is really a catastrophe of major proportions,” Haiti Ambassador Raymond Joseph told CNN. Houses fell into a ravine and the full extent of the damage has not been assessed yet.
There are tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed, U.N. mission says. The U.N. says at least 16 members of its 9,000-strong peacekeeping mission killed. Haiti president says mission chief Hedi Annabi among dead. At least 11 Brazilian soldiers killed at least seven missing or trapped under rubble, said Brazil’s army. World Bank pledges additional $100 million. U.N. says $10 million to be released immediately from central emergency response fund.
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Latin America and the Caribbean lost 2.2 million jobs in 2009 amid the global economic crisis, according to a Business Week article.
The unemployment rate is 8.4% and the total number of unemployed is 18.1 million. Does this mean there are no jobs available for us Caribbean job seekers?
I don’t believe so. A review of the Caribbean job sites shows that new jobs have been added over the past days and weeks. Positions are still available for the right skills match.
What this means is that our skills arsenal must have at least one deep skill that would not be generally available in the region. For example, having knowledge and skills in insurance audits, rather than just being an insurance agent, or being Cisco certified rather than general router and firewall knowledge.
Every job market is tough right now and you must be able to show your benefits as en employee. Find an area in your skills you enjoy and learn more about it, dig deeper. This will benefit you whatever part of the world you work in.
/Caribguy
Hotel will open in Jacmel Haiti May 2010
According to Business Week, Comfort Inn has announced it will open it’s first Hotel in Haiti in more than a decade. It will be a small hotel, only 32 rooms, but there is also plans to build a 120 room Hotel at nearby Belle Rive.
Here’s their careers page, but there is no mention of the new hotel there yet. If this interests you, then you may want to get your name on the books in readiness.
/Caribguy
Airtran now offers weekly service from Atlanta to Aruba and has said it will will be introducting flights from Orlando to Aruba on Jan 9.
AP article
How about this Caribbean Job?
For more job postings click on the Caribbean Job category
Sunny Casinos
PROJECT MANAGER Job Responsibilities:
To Manage all new Company projects until they are up and running. At present this is:
- Credit Card Processing Software Back end Development. Involves liaising with Romanian Development Team Manager and our outside customers and internal departments.
- Liaising with Group Managers needing software and writing all software specks.
- Manage Review Process of new software and software updates (client and backend) by ensuring testing is done both inhouse and outside
- Cashier completion and integration into software applications
- Lotto software completion and integration to Cashier
- Sportsbook integration
- Mobile Projects: Working with Mobile CEO to get new Mobile Softwares developed and with Licensees to accomplish integration to their systems.
- Training of Licensees staff in use of our Mobile and Flash products.
- Flash Game Development
- Integrate new Processors and Payment Solutions
Qualifications: Programming with Banking or Credit Card or Gaming Experience,Database ability, Specking experience, Management experience with ability to motivate, Web & Internet working knowledge. Person should be ambitious and excited about new technology. Need to work hard and be flexible to accommodate different time zone accessibility when necessary. Should have proven Managent ability to work with other teams and motivate everyone to accomplish their tasks successfully. Must be a detailed person who has experiencing organizing testing and bringing products to market.
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Hard Rock International will be opening an all-inclusive resort and casino in the Dominican Republic.
The Hard Rock chain is well known for its music memorabilia collection and also runs hotels and casinos in Tampa and Hollywood.
The new resort lies on 121 acres in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (see map below). There will 1800 rooms, 457 slots, 40 tables and a high limit poker room.
Here’s their Career Section that includes opportunities worldwide.
How about this Caribbean Job?
POSITION: Spa Manager
The Fairmont Southampton
Bermuda – Southampton, Bermuda
POSITION SUMMARY
Willow Stream Spa Manager
We are actively seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Spa Manager to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the Spa arrival & departure experience; reception, reservations, boutique, and hosting areas while ensuring peak guest satisfaction.
The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Providing daily leadership to ensure the staff schedules are adjusted for maximum treatment revenue
- Preparing daily and monthly budget and accounting finance reports and assisting in the preparation and successful implementation of annual operational budgets while controlling expenses and payroll
- Providing efficient management, training and ongoing support of all Spa reception employees in all aspects of job tasks and maintaining inventory of supplies for the administration of the spa facility.
- Ensure quality control of services rendered while maintaining brand consistency as it relates to providers and treatments
- Promote and sell customized spa program to conference group as required as well as managing group sales and group bookings
- Providing administrative support to all spa departments as needed and co-ordinate sales activities
- Assisting in the supervision of all spa departments
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
Qualifications, Skills and Abilities
- A minimum of 3 years experience in a management (supervisory) position in a spa having specific experience working spa treatments, products and scheduling.
- A minimum of 2 years experience in a Windows based Spa operating software system Applications (spa booking and management tool)
- A minimum of 3 years experience in a spa/customer service related environment with switchboard, basic accounting skills, computer literacy in WordPerfect 6.0, Lotus 123 or Word and Excel preferred
- Retail experience an asset
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
- Proven experience with the creation and implementation of spa revenue enhancement
MUST THE APPLICANTS SUPPLY THEIR OWN WORK PERMIT?: No
BONUS?: No
ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED?: Yes
OTHER BENEFITS: Medical, Dental and Pension
COMPANY NAME: The Fairmont Southampton
REPLY ONLINE:REPLY ONLINE
CONTACT NAME: Susie Marshall
TITLE: Director of Human Resources
FAX: 441-2380680
MAILING ADDRESS: P O Box HM1379
Hamilton HM FX, Bermuda, Bermuda
POSITION CATEGORIES: Spa Management/Services
REPLY ONLINE
Canadian carrier Westjet started new seasonal non-stop flights to the Caribbean.
Westjet now flies to:
- Barbados
- Mexico
- Cuba
- Bahamas
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
- St Maarten
- Turks and Caicos.
They have a new non-stop flight to Turks and Caicos, leaving Toronto three times a week at 10am and arriving at 1:50pm. See all their destinations.
I’ve flown Westjet a few times domestically, but never internationally. What’s your experience?
Construction has begun on widening and deepening the Panama Canal.
AFP/Getty images
Panama is spending $5.25 billion to upgrade the canal allowing a new breed of container vessels to pass through. The project will be finished in 2014.
Jobs are currently being posted, in Spanish, at Panama Canal Authority.
The Panama Guide has some interesting articles about jobs and working conditions in that area.
