Commemorating the Public Service

The Ministry of Planning and Development took the opportunity at the Public Service Open House week to show the public why we are “Architects of the future”. Hosted by the Ministry of Public Administration, in observance of Public Service on June 23, 2016, the theme focused on Innovating for Excellence in Service Delivery and our Ministry accepted the challenge.

 Present at our booth were staff members from the Environmental Policy and Planning Division, Human Resources Department, Town and Country Planning Division, Central Statistical Office, The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago and the Communications Department who advanced enforcement of our reputation as “Architects of the future”. 

On entering the booth our participants were met with activities, chances to learn about the Ministry and win great prizes. The list of undertakings included; live statistics on the spot courtesy the CSO, career advice and all things Human Resource, unfettered access to ask any and all town and country planning questions, a pro-environment selfie booth from the EPPD, and extraordinary details about our heritage from the National Trust, thus giving the public a holistic view of our Ministry and how we are the architects of the future.  

We also took this opportunity to launch a host of new activities all of which the public thoroughly enjoyed. Hung upon the wall was a blank canvas in which persons were asked to paint something that represented their ideal Trinidad and Tobago. Persons of every age, creed, race and status did so eagerly and with a love for our country.  With our in house DJ Ewan Headley our booth was quite the attraction and so were the games. The public took turns playing ‘Planning Pictionary’, ‘Planning Jeopardy’, Phrase Party, and Know your Country, all of these games were customized to educate and inform players about the Ministry of Planning and Development and our country.

Mr. Darryl Smith Honourable Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs
 paints on the canvas alongside members of the public

Participants in 'Planning Jeopardy' showcase their winnings

'Planning Jeopardy' participants ponder over the answer to a question

These participants surely know their country and won great prizes to prove it

One Love T&T

Our Ideal T&T: What does it look like to you?

One of the many attractions at the Ministry of Planning and Development’s booth for Public Service week was a blank canvas. On this canvas we asked you the public to express what “Our Ideal T & T” means to you and this is what you said. We will be creating a digital banner for our Social Media accounts and are asking you to add to this canvas, comment below what “Our Ideal T & T” means to you to have your ideal T&T represented. 

Visit us on Facebook to tag yourself and share this photo with friends so that their ideal T&T can be represented also.

Public Service week was held from Tuesday June 21st  - Friday June 24^th, 2016 at The National Library of Trinidad & Tobago (NALIS) and hosted by the Ministry of Public Administration and Communications.