 On behalf of the management of the Department of the Public Service, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all public sector employees a Happy Public Service Day. A day set aside by the United Nations to recognize the value and virtue of public service and the contribution of public sector employees to society. This year was a true test of your resolve. Over the last few months, you were challenged to step out of the box, you know, and to create, to innovate, and to deliver. As PS Public Service, I would like to acknowledge your efforts. You took up the challenge not knowing what to expect and you delivered. To our frontliners, our doctors, our nurses, firemen and women, policemen and women, correctional officers and all your support staff, your sense of public service reflected in your dedication, commitment and endurance. You truly exemplified the values and virtue of true public service. And for that, I say a heartfelt thank you. To all other public officers, whether you worked from the ports or from your homes, you kept the machinery of government going and for this we cannot express enough our thanks and appreciation for your efforts. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to a very special team, the staff of the Government Contact Centre 311. You provide much needed support to the efforts and most especially to the public. To all public officers, I say the battle is not over. I encourage you to remain focused and always be mindful of your purpose. Once again, I take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a happy Public Service Day.