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Hundreds attend Guyana job fair
...hoping to secure employment
Hundreds of people showed up yesterday for the Guyana Government—Trinidad and Tobago Diaspora Job Fair at Passage to Asia in Chaguanas.The event, which was hosted by the Government of Guyana in partnership with the private sector, provided an opportunity for people seeking employment in the South American country to interact with prospective employers.Among the crowd were Trinidadians and Guyanese who said their primary interest in attending yesterday’s event was to seek employment in Guyana.
When the Sunday Express spoke to Trinidadians, they said they were motivated to attend the event because of what they felt were dwindling job opportunities available in the country.The officials from Guyana had quite a lot to say about development within their country, and that’s something I’m looking forward to—and I’m not exactly seeing it in Trinidad. I’m looking to see, first of all, if I can get a job in Guyana; but also if the prospects there are relative to those in our own country,” he said.Asked if he had previously considered working in Guyana, he said he had, because of recent developments in the oil and gas industry in that country.“My field of study is oil and gas, and food and beverage. That is something I think everyone would know—that Guyana is an oil and gas industry,” he said.He said beyond earning a living, the concern of standard of living was also an essential consideration.
For a 33-year-old single mother who said it was becoming increasingly difficult to find employment here, her main goal for attending the job fair was to earn a living.The Charlieville resident, who asked not to be identified, said she was notified of the job fair via WhatsApp on Friday.“I seeing there is a lot of opportunity in Guyana than here in Trinidad. It is very difficult to get a job in Trinidad. I am not working and I have to mind me and my child, so I want to explore the job opportunities there. It is really hard to live without a job,” she said.
...hoping to secure employment
Hundreds of people showed up yesterday for the Guyana Government—Trinidad and Tobago Diaspora Job Fair at Passage to Asia in Chaguanas.The event, which was hosted by the Government of Guyana in partnership with the private sector, provided an opportunity for people seeking employment in the South American country to interact with prospective employers.Among the crowd were Trinidadians and Guyanese who said their primary interest in attending yesterday’s event was to seek employment in Guyana.
When the Sunday Express spoke to Trinidadians, they said they were motivated to attend the event because of what they felt were dwindling job opportunities available in the country.The officials from Guyana had quite a lot to say about development within their country, and that’s something I’m looking forward to—and I’m not exactly seeing it in Trinidad. I’m looking to see, first of all, if I can get a job in Guyana; but also if the prospects there are relative to those in our own country,” he said.Asked if he had previously considered working in Guyana, he said he had, because of recent developments in the oil and gas industry in that country.“My field of study is oil and gas, and food and beverage. That is something I think everyone would know—that Guyana is an oil and gas industry,” he said.He said beyond earning a living, the concern of standard of living was also an essential consideration.
For a 33-year-old single mother who said it was becoming increasingly difficult to find employment here, her main goal for attending the job fair was to earn a living.The Charlieville resident, who asked not to be identified, said she was notified of the job fair via WhatsApp on Friday.“I seeing there is a lot of opportunity in Guyana than here in Trinidad. It is very difficult to get a job in Trinidad. I am not working and I have to mind me and my child, so I want to explore the job opportunities there. It is really hard to live without a job,” she said.
