GOB: Vast improvements made at Vital Statistics 

The PUP’s protest was to call on the Government to improve the situation at he Vital Statistics unit.

The Government today issued a statement saying that it does not deny that the Vital Statistics Unit is in need of reforms.

The Government says that it recognizes and has taken an intentional executive level decision to place much emphasis, effort and focus on the improvement of the Unit.

According to the Government, valiant efforts were made to restructure and streamline the Unit, some of which includes, removing the Unit from under the auspices of the Supreme Court and bringing it under the Attorney General’s Ministry for management and control; terminating several staff members that were found to be corrupt or grossly incompetent, hiring new staff to fill critical positions; implementing training sessions for clerks; overseeing an overhaul of the management structure and systems in place; relocating the Unit to a more public friendly and accessible location; and upgrading the facility to better improve staff working conditions and public ease in accessing the services of the office.