The government of Honduras and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association, or FCCA, have signed a deal aimed at creating "thousands" of jobs in the Central American country. "We're very excited by the idea that thousands of our compatriots will be able to start work with this association, which requires thousands of people every year to work on its cruise ships," the official said. He said that only with strategic alliances and well-defined, long-term policies can steady jobs be created in this country. The Honduran government recently founded the National Mariners Program, whose purpose is precisely to place qualified Honduran mariners on cruise ships working at steady jobs. "The government is firmly committed to supporting every effort necessary to train the teams that will eventually work on these cruise ships that sail the Caribbean," the Honduran official said.

Source: Fox News September 09, 2016 16:30 UTC