The Tribune

The Prime Minister has officially opened the Public Employment Services Unit's (PES) "One Stop Service Centre" at the Department of Labour.

The centre will be used as the Ministry of Labour's link between potential employees and employers, and will ensure that job seekers have better access to the necessary tools to enable them to seek and find jobs.

Dr Hubert Minnis said the centre will allow potential employers more options when they are seeking staff. The Ministry of Labour has upgraded its online portal as a critical element of its One Stop Service Centre, he added.

To prepare for the upgrade, the Department of Labour participated in international training in Mexico, South Korea and South Florida. Dion Foulkes, minister of labour, said: "I strongly believe that this launch is a testimony of the government's commitment to assisting Bahamians to find jobs and hence better their lives."

Dr Minnis is pictured cutting the ribbon to the entrance of the unit. Also pictured are, from left: Mr Foulkes; Marvin Dames, minister of national security; Cecilia Strachan, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Labour; and John Pinder, director of labour in the Ministry of Labour.