Cabinet Ministers and Public Sector Managers - On Retreat |
Friday, May 17, 2002 – The government of Saint Lucia has organised a Retreat for the Cabinet of Ministers and all Public Sector Managers. This is in an effort to define a strategic focus for the government’s new term in office and to develop objective and subjective guidelines and norms for more effective functioning of the various ministerial teams in contributing to the achievement of the strategic focus and vision. The two day Retreat which begins here on Tuesday May 21, 2002 will review the critical issues facing the government of Saint Lucia; agree on the modus operandi for the political and managerial directorate; clarify the role and functions of the individual ministry/agency teams; identify the potential barriers to achieving the vision; develop a plan of action for the next five years and reaffirm commitment to Public Sector Reform. A total of fifty persons comprising all Cabinet Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Department within the Public Service of Saint Lucia will attend the sessions in addition to some members of the private sector. Facilitators for the Retreat are Dr. peter Frost, Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretariat on Public Service Reform, Dr. William Plowden, International Expert in Cabinet Governance and Public Sector Reform and Sir Henry Forde, a distinguished and experience political of Barbados. |
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