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Public Sector Transformation in the News
The following are links to news articles directly and indirectly about the transformation of the Public Sector, printed in the online editions of the daily papers and through the Government's public relations agency, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS).
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2012
EDITORIAL - Put Government Real Estate Under Central Management
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
EDITORIAL - Lack Of Will To Do The Job
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Monday, December 10, 2012
It’s the public’s money, so what the heck!
Source: Jamaica Observer
Date: Friday, December 7, 2012
Heavy Rent Burden - More Than $1b Being Spent To House Gov't At Private Premises
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012
$2-B cut in rent - Gov’t to consolidate offices islandwide
Source: Jamaica Observer
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012
PAAC to get technical support funding
Source: Jamaica Observer
Date: Wednesday, November 07, 2012
PAAC criticises slow pace of public sector transformation
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Thursday, November 1, 2012
State Pays Over $1b On Rental Of Office Space
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Thursday, November 1, 2012
Parliament ICT Bound
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Accurate Govt staff data still far away
Source: Jamaica Observer
Date: Friday, October 19, 2012
Partnership For Transformation Talks Fruitful
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Fiscal Services Remade As ICT Overlord
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Sunday, September 9, 2012
PSMC Meeting Rescheduled
Source: Jamaica Observer
Date: Friday, August 31, 2012
Crucial Public Sector Monitoring Committee meeting today
Source: Jamaica Observer
Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012
Jamaica Must Lay Foundation for Sustained Development
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Shared Services in Public Sector Will Reduce Cost - PSTU Head
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Saturday, June 23, 2012
Efficient Delivery of Services Vision behind Public Sector Transformation
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012
[Contributed Article] Trim The Fat, Peter! Phillips Must Face Up To Job Cuts
Source: The Sunday Gleaner
Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Public Sector Transformation gets $30 Million
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Privatisation Must Get Underway
Source: The Gleaner
Date: Monday, May 14, 2012
[Contributed Article] Phillips Signals Policy Shifts ... But Much More Needed
Source: The Sunday Gleaner
Date: Sunday, May 13, 2012
Gov't to Focus on Improving Business Climate
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Throne Speech 2012
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2012
[Letter to the Editor] Rewarding Loyalty Over Productivity
Source: The Gleaner
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Public Sector Transformation Unit erred says Brown-Burke
Source: The Gleaner
Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Gov't to Create Super Regulatory Body for Telecoms Sector
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Gov't to Review Public Sector Master Rationalisation Plan
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Monday, March 12, 2012
More Work Needed to Balance Gender in Politics: Sinclair McCalla
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
News From Jamaica House
Source: Jamaica Observer
Date: Friday, February 17, 2012
Committee Established to Deal with Public Sector Master Rationalisation Plan
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Government Must Be Bold On Reform Agenda
Source: Sunday Gleaner
Date: Sunday, February 12, 2012
No wide-scale layoff of public sector workers, says Phillips
Source: Jamaica Observer
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012
[Contributed Article] Rebalance Wage Scales: Public-sector compensatio needs urgent realignment
Source: The Sunday Gleaner
Date: Sunday, February 5, 2012
Government Begins Talks With Unions
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Monday, January 16, 2012
2011
EDITORIAL - A Good Civil Service To Implement Good Policies
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Friday, December 16, 2011
Jamaica to study Singapore's public sector
Source: Saturday Observer
Date: Saturday, November 26, 2012
Arthur Williams to study Singapore
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Thursday, November 24, 2011
Public Service & Information Minister to head study tour delegation to Singapore- Nov 28-Dec 1
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, November 24, 2011
Positive response to public sector rationalisation plan
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Thursday, November 24, 2011
Civil Servants Encouraged to Continue Being Driving Force
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011
PSTU Head Says Public Sector Needs Radical Transformation
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Monday, November 21, 2011
JHTA rejects plan to merge TPDCo, TEF
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011
Williams: New way of thinking needed for public sector
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Minister Williams Says New Way of Thinking Needed to Transform Public Sector
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Trade Unions Declare Support for Public Sector Transformation
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
No need for new foreign ministry building
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
PSTU Against Gov't Renting Private Properties
Source: Sunday Gleaner
Date: Sunday, September 11, 2011
Trade Unionist Emphasises Importance of Tripartite Social Dialogue
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2011
Warmington calls for debate on Public Sector Rationalisation Plan
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Friday, July 15, 2011
JIS to close branches, 'retire' staff
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2011
VIDEO: Public sector job cuts start this month
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Unions meeting with Gov't over job cuts
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
PM to address Public Sector Rationalisation next week
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Friday, May 6, 2011
Gov't set to sign off on PSTU recommendations
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Cabinet to accept recommendations in public sector master rationalisation plan
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011
Government's Public-Sector Transformation Still In Limbo
Source: The Gleaner
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011
Public sector jobs to be cut before budget
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Public sector job cuts likely — Vaz
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011
2010
Health Ministry Projecting Significant Savings
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Jamaica Passes Second IMF Quarterly Test
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Friday, August 27, 2010
House Committee Seeks Public Sector Rationalisation Submissions
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010
Budget Impact of Public Sector Rationalisation Plan Available in three Months
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010
Green Paper on Public Sector Master Rationalisation Plan Tabled
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
HR Plan to make Public Service Transformation Pain-Free
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Monday, May 17, 2010
Budget Presentation 2010/11 on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by the Hon. Edmund Bartlett, MP, Minister of Tourism
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010
Public Sector Transformation should begin after Budget Debate
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010
Public Sector HR Managers Introduced to Change Management Guidelines
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
First Draft of Plan to Restructure Public Sector Ready for Review
Source: Jamaica Information Service
Date: Friday, February 19, 2010
PSTU Steps up Consultative Operations
Source: Office of the Prime Minister
Date: Friday, February 12, 2012
2009
Why public-sector transformation?
Source: Sunday Gleaner
Date: Sunday, December 20, 2009
Be Ready to Play Greater Role in Reform ... PM Golding Tells MIND Graduates
Source: Office of the Prime Minister
Date: Monday, December 14, 2009
Who is Peter Moses?
Source: Daily Gleaner
Date: Thursday, November 26, 2009
More job cuts loom in 2010
Source: Daily Gleaner
Date: Thursday, November 26, 2009
Consultative Monitoring Committee Members Named
Source: Daily Gleaner
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
PM Names Consultative Monitoring Group for Public Sector Transformation Unit
Source: Office of the Prime Minister
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
PM to Name Oversight Committee of the Public Sector Transformation Unit
Source: Office of the Prime Minister
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Consultative Committee To Oversee Transformation
Source: Gleaner/Power 106 News
Date: Monday, November 23, 2009
Opposition says restructuring of public sector doomed to fail
Source: RJRNewsOnline.com
Date: Monday, November 23, 2009
Transformation unit wants critical data in two weeks
Source: Daily Observer
Date: Monday, November 23, 2009
Government Leads the Way as new Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU) Gets Going
Source: Office of the Prime Minister
Date: Monday, November 23, 2009
Lambert Wants Public Sector Transformation Unit To Engage Jamaicans In Process
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Date: Friday, November 20, 2009
Public Sector Transformation Unit begins Operations Monday - November 16
Source: Office of the Prime Minister
Date: Friday, November 13, 2009