In the photos are members of the Strategic Planning Working Group. St. Clair added that the plan will foster greater cohesion and coordination among the various units in the Department of Finance. “The major departments, Inland Revenue, Customs and so on operate with a high level of independence so it is our hope that having developed that strategic plan together that we will be able to present our achievements, report in a more coordinated way and that it would allow us to work more as a team.” Devon Rowe, CARICAD’s Executive Director, stated that CARICAD is focused on improving the administrative capabilities of the 17 Caribbean territories it serves with strategic planning being one of these activities. “Our role here was to help the officers of the Department of Finance to be able to better sequence their activities to ensure that the activities that have been identified are associated with appropriate strategies and that those strategies are costed and they can fit within a budget envelop that the Department of Finance may have. Continues on Page 5 4
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