Auditor General’s Department-Annual Report 2024 - 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 […]
Managing Government’s Social Benefit Programmes - One of Jamaica’s policy goals is to reduce the national poverty prevalence below 10 per cent by 2030. In 2021, PIOJ estimated Jamaica’s poverty rate to be 16.7 per cent of the population (12.3 per cent in 2023 as per World Bank). The rate of poverty underscores the importance of effective social protection programmes to […]
Performance Audit Report – Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) - The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is the national disaster organization established by statute, responsible for disaster management in Jamaica and for taking action to reduce the impact of disasters and emergencies on Jamaica’s population and economy. As the secretariat of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, ODPEM plays a coordinating role […]
Examination of the Components of the Fiscal Policy Paper FY2024/25 Interim Report which was laid in the Houses of Parliament on October 8, 2024 - I examined the components of the Fiscal Policy Paper (FPP) FY2024/25 Interim Report, laid by the Minister of Finance and Public Service (MoFPS) before the Houses of Parliament on 2024 October 08, in accordance with the Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act. I found that the report met the requirements of the Third Schedule and […]
Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority - The Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act (PBMA) requires public entities to demonstrate prudent financial management of public resources. The Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) conducts reviews of public bodies’ financial statements to assist Parliament and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in evaluating the financial performance of selected public bodies in the context of the Fiscal […]
Special Audit Report – Tax Administration Jamaica - Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is mandated to collect all domestic tax revenue. In executing its function, TAJ must ensure that there are systems in place to foster voluntary compliance with applicable laws and directives of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Based on allegations that the private company of a Member of Parliament […]
Special Audit Report – Financial Services Commission - The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is charged with the responsibility to supervise and regulate financial institutions that carry out activities in the areas of insurance, securities and pensions. Based on stakeholder allegations of malpractices in its human resource management and procurement practices, I commissioned a special audit to determine the veracity of the allegations.
Progress Towards Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Actions and Plans - Jamaica is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) with geography and geology that makes it especially vulnerable to both natural and man-made hazards. Jamaica’s climate data projections (as outlined in the State of the Jamaican Climate Vol. III, 2022) show that average temperature is projected to increase by 0.65-0.84°C by the 2030s, while rainfall levels […]
Management of the Production Incentive Programme & the Soil Fertility Mapping Project - Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan (NDP), recognises the importance of agriculture in developing Internationally Competitive Industry Structures (National Outcome # 12), based on its average annual contribution of 8 per cent to GDP, employment, rural livelihoods, environmental sustainability, and food security. The agricultural sector which is a primary earner of foreign exchange, comprises a […]
Examination of the Components of the Fiscal Policy Paper FY2024/25 which was laid in the Houses of Parliament on February 15, 2024 - I have examined the components of the Fiscal Policy Paper (FPP) laid by the Minister of Finance and Public Service (MoFPS) before the Houses of Parliament on 15 February 2024 in accordance with the Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act. I found that the report met the requirements of the Third Schedule and included the […]
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