The Nation’s Online Editor Carol Martindale looks at What’s Trending today.
Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar says Barbados and other territories that are making it difficult for non-nationals who are educated in their countries to access jobs are robbing themselves.
This is the story trending today.
Jason Cayenne: “Stop making it hard for qualified non-nationals to get jobs? Stop making it hard for qualified locals who go to school and work hard to get jobs. Two phrases I have heard way too many times. ‘You are over qualified” ( this probably means I missed my opportunity to drop out of school with no real qualifications, to then look for someone to give me a chance at employment) which then leads to ” You have no experience”.
Roc Block Worldstar: “He is so correct; Barbados and other Caribbean island should capitalize on things like this. It’s all in globalization and it’s the next step. No one can stop it, protectionism is not going to help your people; all it would do is to stop your country from evolving and a country which refuses to change gets left behind. You should allow the most qualified; regardless who it is, to work in the jobs they are more qualified for. But of course you would have to implement mechanisms to prevent capital flight and the people who are less qualified would get job because Barbados would be richer and more educated. Immigration is not a weakness of a country, it’s a strength.”
Princess Neferua: “I wonder what about all those over qualified nationals (Bajans) who can’t even secure a job here at home. This island has the most open immigration system in the world…Will someone please remind the rest of the world that Barbados has more than enough illegal people living and working here..”
Felicia Cox: “ Unfortunately, there are limited opportunities for internships, summer employment and volunteer work. I’m fortunate that it only happened to me once – my first summer in university, I didn’t get an internship, but I did have one the other years.”
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