Several Barbadians have found employment by using the Barbados Job Register established by the Ministry of Labour.
Moreen Bowen, acting director of the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service, also reported recently that hundreds of Barbadians looking for work had signed on to the Barbados Job Register and employers were also using the platform.
“We’ve been told there are about 43 [vacancies filled] so far, based on the companies who we’ve been in contact with, who have indicated that they have used the job register to place persons,” she added.
Bowen said there would be a major effort to make more job seekers aware of the service, which is now entering its second phase.
She gave an update on the register, which was established last August, when the Appropriation Bill, 2026 debate continued in the House of Assembly. “The Barbados Job Register was officially launched in . . . the latter part of August 2025. By the end of February, this year, we had . . . close to 2 800 persons registered on the platform [and] 140 employers,” she said. “And the whole purpose of setting up this platform was to provide a mechanism by which potential job seekers could register, submit their resumes electronically, post information on their skills, [and] experience, . . . so that employers, in turn, would be able to see that information, search for that information, and use it to fill possible vacancies. “So we have seen a pretty good response. A variety of sectors are now on the job register, including . . . construction, financial services, technology, retail and hospitality. In terms of the job seekers, the three top areas are customer service, computer skills and data entry.”
