Minister of Public Works and Transport the Hon Neko Grant speaks to some of the 150 people hired under the Government’s Temporary Employment Program on February 3. (BIS photo/Letisha Henderson)
Nassau, Bahamas - Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon Neko C
Grant urged the 150 employees hired under the Ministry’s Temporary Job
Employment Program to represent the Ministry in a “professional” manner.
“All of you will
be provided an identification card that will clearly indicate that you are a
part of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s Temporary Employment
Program,” Mr Grant said.
“I wish to remind
you that when you go out into the communities to participate in the various
projects you represent the Ministry, and as such it is expected that you will
conduct yourself in a professional manner and provide an honest day’s work for
an honest day’s pay.”
Mr Grant
delivered the keynote address during an orientation ceremony on February 3.
Among those in attendance were Nicole Campbell, Undersecretary; Gordon Major,
Acting Director; Bruce Walker, Deputy Permanent Secretary and Ursula Chisholm,
Human Resources Manager.
The Government’s
six-months national job program is designed to create 2,500 temporary jobs
throughout The Bahamas.
Employees in the
program will be assigned to projects including street naming, house numbering,
repairs to cemeteries and maintenance of Government buildings.
Mr Grant
explained that those employees who are assigned to the street signing project
will conduct field surveys throughout New Providence to
identify unnamed streets, confirm streets that are named and produce and
install street signs.
Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon Neko Grant gives the keynote address on February 3 at an orientation ceremony organized by the Ministry for the Government’s Temporary Job Program. (BIS photo/Letisha Henderson)
Some will be
assigned to inputting information collected from the survey into a searchable
electronic database for archiving purposes and for use in researching names for
new roads, he said.
Those assigned to
the house-numbering project will use existing maps to conduct field surveys to
determine the correct numbers for the houses on a particular street and apply
those numbers to the buildings.
Mr Grant said
phase one of the street naming and house numbering exercises include the
southeastern portion of New Providence that is bounded by Robinson Road/Prince
Charles Drive in the north, East street in the west, Fox Hill Road in the east
and the sea in the south.
“The house
numbering exercise requires you to access private property to install assigned
numbers on the buildings.
You are therefore
requested to dress appropriately, to always wear your Ministry identification
and to conduct yourself in a professional manner to ensure the public’s support
and cooperation in this exercise,” Mr Grant said.
He warned the
employees to be cautious when applying the numbers to the houses and not to
damage the buildings or other personal property of the residents or owners.
Mr Grant pointed
out that those assigned to the cemeteries will be engaged in repairs to damaged
curbing of tombs, replacement of missing slabs and patching and painting of
perimeter walls. Cemeteries included in this exercise are Old Trail, Southern,
Eastern and Fox Hill cemeteries.
Some of the
employees will be involved in projects related to the beautification and
painting of Government buildings.
