CARCAD’s Executive Director Devon Rowe speaks to members of the St. Lucia Department of Finance. S T. LUCIA’s Department of Finance has partnered with CARICAD in the development of a strategic plan aimed at positioning the department as a leader in public financial management with excellence in service delivery and fiscal stability whilst enabling the sustained socio-economic well-being of all Saint Lucians. The Department of Finance has developed a three-year strategic plan based on the core values of accountability, transparency, professionalism, teamwork and integrity. Some of the Key Result Areas (KRAs) of the plan includes improvement in revenue collection, oversight, monitoring and evaluation, research, policy planning and implementation, debt management, customer service, organisational development and promoting economic growth. Deputy Director of Finance for Administration, Philomene St. Clair said the planning process Deputy Director of Finance for Administration, Philomene St. Clair during her presentation. began in May of 2018. CARICAD was instrumental in the formulation of the draft strategic plan including the mission, vision, core values and mandate for the Department. “We were able to develop our strategic goals, objectives and initiatives; and of course the strategic goals, objectives and initiatives is really the core of the strategic plan because from that we will be able to develop our annual work plans,” St. Clair said. Continues on Page 4 3
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