Dear Civil Servants,
During the week commencing September 18th - 24th, 2016 the Turks and Caicos Islands Government will observe Civil Service Week 2016 under the theme "Strengthening Ties Within - Building A Better Civil Service".
In this respect, a week of activities has been developed to both showcase and show our appreciation to staff across the entire Turks and Caicos Islands for the amazing jobs that you do.
Commencing first with ecumenical services across the entire Turks and Caicos Islands, staff are asked to join to following churches for services on Sunday September 18th, 2016:
Grand Turk - Salem Baptist Church
Providenciales - Abundant Life Ministries
South Caicos – New Testament Church
North Caicos – Church of God of Prophecy
Middle Caicos – Mount Mariah Baptist Church
Salt Cay – Anglican Church
All Ecumenical Services will be held during normal Sunday service hours.
On Monday September 19th, 2016 a Staff Appreciation Luncheon will be held at the Salt Cay Community Center at 1:00pm and on Tuesday September 20th, 2016 a Staff Appreciation Cocktail Reception will be held at the East Bay Resort in South Caicos at 7:00pm.
Wednesday September 21st will be Civil Servant Feature Day whereby Radio Turks and Caicos throughout the day will carryout interviews with civil servants across the Turks and Caicos Islands about the jobs that they do and their decision to become civil servants.
On Thursday September 22nd we will celebrate with the staff in North and Middle Caicos at an Appreciation Dinner at My Dee's at 6pm and on Friday September 23rd a grand Awards and Appreciation Gala will be held in Providenciales at 7pm where we will celebrate and honor over 175 long serving civil servants with service of over 20, 30 and 40 years, along with Ministry MVP and other awards to be granted that evening. Seating has been reserved for all awardees. Other attendees may obtain tickets through your individual ministries.
Friday September 23rd will also be T-shirt Day and shirts will be provided by my office to all staff throughout the islands through your respective ministries. Work will also conclude that day at 12:30pm to allow staff an afternoon of leisure and sufficient time to travel to Providenciales for the Awards Gala or vice versa to Grand Turk for the Family Fun Day.
On Saturday September 24th we will close out the week of events in grand style with a Family Fun Day and Inter Ministry Competition in Grand Turk. T-shirts in your official ministry colors have been procured by your individual ministries and can be collected through your HOD. Each ministry will be providing a food tent, each specializing in different dishes and free entertainment will be provided by the Sports Watch Team, our own in house DJ's L32, Wally G, Meenie Man along with other special surprises!
The week of activities has been designed with YOU specifically in mind. Our aim is to as the theme states "Strengthen the Ties Within" and to Build A Better Public Service.
We appreciate the jobs that each and every one of you do and as we continue to serve the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands at the highest standards possible, this is our way of saying Thank You!!!
Looking forward to a successful and enjoyable week of events.
H.E. Anya Williams
Deputy Governor