Public service senior staff to be trained under Caribbean Leadership Project

From left: PS of the Ministry of the Presidency Omar Shariff; PS, Ministry of Education Delma Nedd; Development Officer, High Commission of Canada Marcella Thompson; Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Pierre Giroux; Regional Project Manager, Caribbean Leadership Project Lois Parkes; Minister of State Joseph Harmon; PS, Department of Public Service Reginald Brotherson and PS, Ministry of Communities Emil McGarrell following yesterday’s meeting.

Permanent secretaries and senior managers of government ministries and agencies will soon have a chance to enhance the delivery of public service under the Canada-funded $20 million Caribbean Leadership Project.

According to a press release from by the Ministry of the Presidency, the project will see senior officers trained in service delivery, leadership, administration transitions and team building.

At a meeting to discuss the project yesterday, Minister of State Joseph Harmon expressed his appreciation to the Canadian government for the initiative, noting that government is happy that its drive for