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Part II Opinion: Commissiong On Unemployment
[Opinion column by PLP MP Rolfe Commissiong, a follow on from Part I which can be read here] I guess the question I must pose to all of you is, how is that “shared sacrifice” idea that the OBA has been touting, been working out for you lately? Certainly, we know that with regard to significant numbers of the unemployed – most of whom are black... Read more of this article
Opinion: Commissiong On Black Unemployment
[Opinion column by PLP MP Rolfe Commissiong] The data entry in the Workforce Survey on unemployment produced by the Department of Statistics and which reflected the 2013 numbers, said it all. Black unemployment stood at a persistently high 9% in Bermuda last year, while unemployment levels for whites and PRC holders had dipped to 2%. In other words... Read more of this article