Philipsburg (DCOMM):--- The Ministry of General Affairs has began the process of establishing a Public Service Center (PSC) in the Simpson Bay area, meant to provide governmental services to the immediate district and surrounding areas.
The ministry held a meeting with all the governmental stakeholders to discuss several issues regarding the operation of the PSC. In that meeting, Erno Labega, Chairman of the project, provided the introductory details surrounding the project and H. de Bruyne presented information on the progress.
Labega said that the PSC is an important part of improving general services to the community by bringing such services closer to the people and in the districts. The general aim he said was to provide information, products, and services from the government to the community with a comprehensive and customer-oriented approach.
The departments that are planned to have branch services are: Civil Registry (General Affairs), Receivers (Finance), Tax (Finance), Social Services (VSA), and Labor (VSA).
The PSC project will be implemented in phases, and all efforts are being made to have the center opened in November.
The first location will be at the Simpson Bay Fish Market, upstairs offices. There will be a proper entrance and customer reception area. This Public Service Center is the first, and as such is a pilot project, according to Labega.
