It is my privilege to present the 2024 Annual Report of the Auditor General’s Department (AuGD), highlighting a year of achievements, transformative initiatives, and strengthened partnerships. This report provides an overview of our organization’s performance, internal governance systems, and the results of our assurance and non-assurance audits. It also reflects on the programmes and initiatives executed during the year that have furthered our mandate of promoting accountability, transparency, and efficiency within Jamaica’s public sector.

The Value and Impact of Our Audits-Auditing remains a cornerstone of good governance and public financial management. The AuGD’s audits are essential in ensuring that public resources are managed responsibly, policies are implemented effectively, and public institutions deliver value to the people of Jamaica. Our work is a catalyst for reform, identifying areas of inefficiency and risk while providing actionable recommendations that drive improvements in operations and decision-making.

In 2024, we commenced audits across critical sectors such as social benefits and housing, procurement, climate change adaptation, emergency management and disaster preparedness, mining, agriculture, and infrastructure. These audits address issues of national significance, ensuring that resources are deployed efficiently and that systems are robust enough to achieve desired outcomes. By November 2024, the Department had commissioned approximately 222 audits, of which 113 were completed with reports or certificates issued, while 109 remain as work in progress.