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Government releases centenary stamp for JCSA

Published:Tuesday | May 7, 2019 | 9:35 AM
Director, Post and Telecommunications in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Cecil McCain (left), Postmaster General, Michael Gentles (second left), President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant (third left), and Director General, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation, Cabinet Office, Veniece Pottinger-Scott, with an enlarged photograph of the JCSA commemorative stamp - Contributed photo

The Government, through Jamaica Post, has released the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) commemorative stamp to celebrate the Association’s 100th anniversary.

Five postage stamps in denominations of $60.00, $120.00, $140.00, $180.00 and $200.00 were unveiled during a ceremony on Monday at JACISERA Park in Kingston.

The stamp is to be made available for purchase by the public shortly.

First-day covers will also be available at a cost of $1,000.00.

President of the JCSA, O’Neil Grant, noted that the organisation is the first of its kind to release a series of commemorative stamps.

“It speaks to the JCSA as a national institution. It speaks to the JCSA as a part of the fabric of the union movement of this nation. It speaks to the fact that, as a public service, without us, the civil service as we know it today would not be as it is,” he said.

For his part, Postmaster General, Jamaica Post, Michael Gentles, said the initiative was born out of the longstanding relationship between the entities.

“Being over three centuries in operation, the Post and Telecommunications Department fully appreciates what this achievement represents, and with this in mind, we saw it fitting to collaborate and celebrate with the JCSA on the launch of this commemorative centenary stamp,” he said.

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