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Works Ministry employs 1,144 under recruitment drive

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Khamarie RodriguezJournalist at Express

October 23, 2026

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Works Ministry employs 1,144 under recruitment drive

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THE Ministry of Works and Infrastructure currently employs 1,144 workers who were hired via the Government’s National Recruitment Drive, and has the capacity to employ 1,801.

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The figures were disclosed by Minister Jearlean John at yesterday’s Standing Finance Committee, who further noted that a $20 million increase in allocations to the ministry this year was intended to allow for the filling of the approximately 1,800 positions under the programme, as was approved by Cabinet.

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