Pictorial Highlights

ST. JAMES CHAPTER

Chapter Events Chapter AGM: The Chapter held a successful AGM and welcomed a new Executive mixed with repeat and first-time members. JACISERA Kids for change Camp: The annual Camp for 2020 had to be cancelled due to OVID 19 protocols stipulated by the Ministry of Health and Wellness.

JCSA Elections: 2020 was an election year in the Association The Chapter engaged vigorously in the campaign and we were able to witness the changing of the guard in the Officer Core. We welcomed Sis. Techa Clarke Griffiths back as 1st VP. and Zonal Monitoring Officer. Walk Throughs: JCSA President and all members of the Officer Core along with our General Secretary did a 3 day walk through from the 17th to the 19th. During the period, a total of 19 MDAs were visited. 4 locations were also strategically organised for IDs to be taken and issued on spot over the 3-day period. Members were able to have one on one dialogue in their offices. Meetings: The Chapter convened one quarterly virtual parish meeting in October. This was a successful activity as several members seen in the meeting were attending a Chapter for the first time while others had not attended one in a long time. The Executive was able to have both face to face and virtual meetings. The Chairman attended mandated face to face and virtual meetings and retreats of the Association’s General Council.

The Chapter Chair was nominated to sit on the Executive Committee of the Association as a member of the National Staff Relations Council and attended all mandated meetings for the calendar year. The Chapter was again well represented at the Association’s National Annual General Meeting. The meeting was both face to face and virtual. Civil Service Week: No activities were held in the Region. Membership: The membership in the Chapter continues to grow rapidly. Communication among the membership has also seen a marked improvement with the establishment of our WhatsApp group and through our Regional Office.

HANOVER CHAPTER

The following activities were undertaken by the chapter:

• Parish/Chapter Annual General Meeting: Our

Annual General Meeting was held at RADA • Labour Day Project – An incinerator to be placed in a community that has an issue with storing their garbage until collection. We identified a community and started to seek the way forward with executing this project, but plans came to a halt because of two reasons: 1. We were informed that the Parish

Council is no longer giving approval for constructing such and 2. Our budget was not submitted on time.

• A social to be held each quarter to foster good rapport between members and this will be used as well to seek new members as we will move the social to a different location each chapter.

• Follow up on the Lances Bay Basic School Walk-throughs: The President and his team conducted a walk through and visited six offices in the chapter