Prime Minister Andrew Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has signalled that the government is determined in its move to shut down public institutions which no longer serve a meaningful purpose.
Speaking at a news conference yesterday, Holness said there is a crisis in public sector reform.
He argued that after more than 50 years of institution building, there needs to be a reform of some of these entities.
“Some of them would have reached their sunset. Some of them would have completed their mandate and need to be remissioned . Some of them need to be shutdown and new institutions rebuilt. That will always be very difficult, because that will always be some interference with jobs….."
The government is in the process of shutting down the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica and its functions are to be absorbed into the energy ministry.
However, there has been concern about the future of workers.
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