There are reports that the Government has opted not to renew the contract for the Permanent Secretary in the Department of Public Service, Reginald Brotherson.
A senior government source has confirmed the move.
News Source understands that the decision may have been made by the President himself. The Department of Public Service falls under the Ministry of the Presidency.
He was appointed to the position just after the coalition government took office in 2015. He had previously served under the PPP government as a Permanent Secretary in the Amerindian Affairs Ministry. That tenure ended when his contract was also not renewed.
Senior sources within the government have indicated to News Source that they are not surprised over the decision not to renew Brotherson’s contract since there was the concern that too many issues were not being addressed in the public service system that fell directly under his watch.
News Source understands that the work record of a number of other Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries are also being examined along with their contracts, as other changes could come.
