| Minister of State Joseph Harmon presented copies of the Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service Report to several organizations and agencies. He had earlier presented Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and Speaker of theMinister of State Joseph Harmon presented a copy of the report to Speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Barton Scotland.National Assembly Dr. Barton Scotland with copies.The Commission of Inquiry was established by President David Granger last year as a method of inquiring into, reporting on,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, and making recommendations on the role, functions, recruitment process, remuneration,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, conditions and other matters pertaining to the personnel employed in the Guyana Public Service.During the handing over ceremony, Minister Harmon explained to members of the media that the report was laid before Cabinet on Tuesday. Cabinet is now expected to consider the recommendations made by the Commission after which it will express a view.According to Harmon, copies of the report will also be delivered to the President of the Guyana Public Service Union, the Trade Union Congress and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana.Minister Harmon, on behalf of the Government of Guyana and President David Granger, expressed gratitude to the Public Service COI Commissioners. He believes an “excellent” job was done based on the terms of reference set by President Granger.Responding to queries from the media, Minister Harmon explained that the Public Service Staff College is a work in progress.“We’ve started to interview persons for the college and have identified the staff for the college – it’s just now a question of having the actual location and we’re working on that,Cheap Yeezys For Sale Real,” the Minister stated.The intended campus site for the Public Service Staff College is at Ogle. It will begin operations when infrastructural works on the buildings are completed and all equipment acquired.The Minister of State said that the Public Service Staff College is an important component of Government’s reform of the Public Service.Moments after receiving the report last week, President Granger noted that the Public Service must move to a standard where performance and professionalism are commensurate with promotion and remuneration; making it clear that the ‘across the board salary increase’ approach does not foster efficiency.“Many people expect [that] there is going to be some bonanza. I hope they will discover that the bonanza will come from their own efforts. The bonanza will come when they work hard and do better than the next person.If they want to be lazy, they will get a lazy person’s remuneration. If they work hard they will be rewarded for their hard work,” President Granger said.The President spoke of the three criteria on which public servants should be judged. These are: impartiality/social responsibility, education and experience. He particularly emphasised the need for a cadre of public officers who must, without fail,Cheap Yeezy Shoes Online, discharge their duties without fear or favour,NHL Jerseys Wholesale, affection or ill-will.“Any concerns about ethnicity,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, party affiliation, neighbourhood or family should be erased from professional performance,” the Head of State had asserted.Following his appointment to office,Cheap Shoes Australia Online, President Granger had stressed the need for a more efficient and satisfactory public service. He said that the plan to ensure that the public service is one that is professional and “unbribable”.Granger had spoken of the need for a Public Service Staff College, in which persons entering the administrative branches of the Guyana Public Service are required to undergo training.The President had promised, too, that this would ensure that persons serving the nation would be more equipped, with the basics of public service delivery and a better understanding of how the public service is meant to operate. |
