The budget communication, which has been dubbed by the Free National Movement (FNM) government as the “job budget”, introduces a national job promotion strategy, a work placement and employment exposure program, and a public service employee training initiative. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Hubert Ingraham announced yesterday that $25 million is being allocated in the 2011/2012 budget towards the national job readiness and training program. “It is clear that, despite the ongoing and strengthening indications that economic recovery is underway, the prospects for a robust and much-desired rebound in employment remain muted in the near term,” he said in t ...

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