Government launches Social Empowerment Agency Client Centre

DLP describes new social agency as ‘mere rebranding’ of services

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) accused the government of masking old inefficiencies under a new name, a day after the newly launched Social Empowerment Agency (SEA) opened its first office, dismissing it as repackaging rather than reform of social services. The government on Wednesday formally launched the SEA, an amalgamation of existing social service departments, which officials say is intended to transform how assistance is delivered to B…

Government launches Social Empowerment Agency Client Centre

Government has launched a Client Centre for its newly established Social Empowerment Agency. The agency represents the amalgamation of five of the country’s core social services institutions. Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey, has stressed that no staff members were disadvantaged during the amalgamation process. The first Client Centre has opened at Six Roads, St. Philip, with additional centres to be established at…