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July 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Daisy M. Hazzard, President of the GPWU, is now also President of the Caribbean Public Services Association (CPSA)

St. Georges, Grenada, July 29th, 2025: The Grenada Public Workers’ Union (GPWU) extends congratulations to our President Sister Daisy M. Hazzard who is now President of the Caribbean Public Services Association (CPSA), a position which was conferred at the conclusion of the Annual Caribbean Public Services Association (CPSA) Conference, which ran from July 20th to 25th, 2025, in Dominica.

The CPSA is a Caribbean-wide organisation which brings together 20 affiliates from across 17 territories annually, spanning from the Bahamas to the North to Guyana in the South. Among its aims, the CPSA unites civil and public sector employees across the region, promotes and strengthens unity and collaboration among regional Public Service Trade Unions and/or Associations, shares best practices, advocates for professional development within the Caribbean public service, and serves as a coordinating agency to lobby for public sector concerns with Governments.

GPWU also extends congratulations to Sis. Tiffonie Powell-Williams of the Jamaica Civil Services Association (JCSA), on her election to the position of General Secretary of the CPSA, the first female to do so in the history of the organisation. Sis. Powell-Williams took over from Bro. Thomas Letang, from the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU), who has held that position for the past nineteen years. GPWU takes this opportunity to express its heartiest congratulations to Bro. Letang for his sterling contributions and dedication to the CPSA during his tenure, and wishes him the best in his future endeavours.

Among the GPWU delegates were Sis. Nekisha St. Bernard, 2nd VP, who represented the GPWU Women and Bro. Hew Williams, Men’s Chair. Williams described the 6-Day event as empowering and uplifting - “the conference has been an eye opener as to how dynamic regional trade unionism is, as well as the commonalities that exist among territories. It has also ignited a spark to continue the fight and to advocate for the rights of workers”.

Sis. St. Bernard has described the Conference as - “truly inspiring – I learnt a lot. The experience was enlightening and I am better prepared to serve in my role of VP to the GPWU”.

The 54th Annual Conference of the CPSA will be held in Grenada in July of 2026, and the GPWU looks forward to hosting such a prestigious conference and meeting all our Caribbean affiliates.

Sis. Hazzard has remarked that, “the level of anticipation and expectation expressed by our affiliates is great, and I am therefore calling on all GPWU members to get on board now, as we begin early preparations to organise not just a world-class conference, but to show our affiliates the greatest Grenadian hospitality and experience ever”.

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