The planned activities for the period spanning September 20, 2021 through to October 8, 2021 appear below.
Date | Activities | Description of Event | Expected Participant |
September 20, 2021 – October 1, 2021 | Public Sector Front Office Decoration Competition | The competition will be open from September 20, 2021 to October 1, 2021. | Public Sector |
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| CSW & Competition colours are Blue, White, and Yellow. |
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| Competition judging criteria – creativity, neatness, décor, banner (theme), balloons etc. |
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October 3, 2021 | CSW online Church Service at Webster Memorial United Church | Link for the Church Service will be shared with the Ministry. | Public Sector & Private Sector |
October 4, 2021 | Opening Ceremony & Panel Discussion | Panel Discussion: Let’s Talk Service Topic for Discussion: “Living our Vision: The Journey of Service Culture Transformation in Ministries.” | Public Sector |
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| Compilation video with messages from the Ministry’s key personnel (e.g., The Honourable Prime Minister, Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Senior Managers etc.) on “How We Do Service Here”. The guidelines for creating video content will be shared. |
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October 5, 2021 | JaCSA & OoC Service Excellence Digital Conference – Day 1 | Link for the Conferences will be shared with the Ministry. | Public Sector & Private Sector |
October 6, 2021 | JaCSA & OoC Service Excellence Digital Conference – Day 2 | ||
October 7, 2021 | Ministry Customer Appreciation Day & Wear Your CSW Colours | CSW Colours – Blue, White, and Yellow. | Public Sector |
October 8, 2021 | Closing Ceremony & Announcement of Winner for the Best Decorated Front Office |
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For further information contact:
Communication & Public Relations Branch
Ministry of Finance and the Public Service
30 National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4
Tel: (876) 932-4656 / 4660 / 4655
Email: shelly-ann.weeks@mof.gov.jm / daniel.passley@mof.gov.jm
Contact: Elaine Oxamendi Vicet / Daniel Passley
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The third staging of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s (MOFPS) National Budget Secondary School Tour is set to engage several schools in the parish of Clarendon. The Ministry rolled out this leg of the school tour with a launch at Glenmuir High School which included students from Denbigh High School on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) signed a Supplementary Agreement on September 12, 2024. Among the matters agreed in this Agreement is the movement of specific public sector employees along their substantive salary bands effective April 1, 2025.
Fitch Ratings Agency, on February 21, 2025, affirmed the Government of Jamaica’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BB-’, with the outlook remaining “Positive.”
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