Bridging the Gap - Public Service Week begins on June 2, 2013
The first activity will be a church service at the New Testament Church of God International Worship Centre at 3 P.M. and will also feature the official opening ceremony.
"As we are accustomed to doing, I want to encourage all public officers to exhibit the team spirit and their go-getter attitude to the general public and among the teams what the public service is all about," Ms Bertie challenged.
She said public servants are a dynamic group of individuals who are willing to go above and beyond the call of duty in their service to the community. "And this week is one opportunity to exhibit this to the entire BVI community," she added.
Ms Bertie added she anticipates an exciting week of activities and great fellowship and camaraderie among Public Servants but is rooting for her team "Warriors" to emerge champions of the competitions.
Former president of VICSA, Mr Wendel M. Gaskin at a recent CSA Forum had alluded to the importance of public servants to work and play hard equally.
As is customary, the activities of Public Service Week 2013, which runs from June 2 to 10 under the theme, “Bridging the Gap: Setting the Pace for 2013 and Beyond!”, is opened to the general public and persons are invited to support each activity and event by coming out in their numbers.
On Monday June 3, a pep-rally will be held from the grounds of the Central Administration Building to the A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground. This will be followed by the cheer leading and track and field competition.
Public Service Week, which is observed annually, will also see government ministries, departments and statutory bodies competing in various sporting activities such as softball, basketball, bowling, scrabble and dominoes. This year's open house will be held at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on June 5 from 10 A.M to 3 P.M.
New to the schedule of activities is the Employee Feud at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall on June 4 at 5:30 p.m. and the Talent Extravaganza, including a modelling segment on work appropriate wear on June 9 at 3 P.M. at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall. Additionally, a public officer who was chosen for a UMI makeover will be revealed on that day.
In addition to the sporting activities, on Thursday, June 6 the Health Fair will be held on the grounds of the Central Administration Building from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. and the annual recognition ceremony, which recognises officers for years of service, will be held at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, HLSCC, at 6 P.M.
The public is encouraged to come out and support public officers as they compete in the various events.
Public Service Week is held annually to highlight the contribution of the public service to the Territory’s development and to give members of the public an opportunity to gain a better appreciation and understanding of the work of the Public Service.
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Good job Tasha & company except G. He has got to get out of the service. He has no respect, his mouth is foul, he is a political mischief maker & he cares about the NDP's success whether it is done ethically or not rather than caring for the public service's success in a transparent & fair manner.