
Nutrition Products Limited (NPL) - As part of our annual strategic audit planning process, we assessed the risks to achieving the six essential elements identified in the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan (NDP) to enhance the quality of life for all Jamaicans. Nutrition is listed among the six essential elements, with the need to support adequate nutrition at schools […]
Financial Statements Analysis of Public Bodies FY2015/16 “ FY2019/20: Universal Service Fund - The analysis of the audited financial statements of the Universal Service Fund Limited (USF), which falls under the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), was undertaken to assist Parliament and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in their review of the financial performance of public bodies, in the context of the Fiscal Responsibility Framework (FRF). […]
Examination of the Components of the Fiscal Policy Paper FY2021/22, which was laid before the Houses of Parliament on 2021 February 18 - The Auditor General examined the components of the Fiscal Policy Paper (FPP), which was laid before the Houses of Parliament on 2021 February 18, in accordance with the Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act. The report met the requirements of the Third Schedule and included the minimum content under the Fiscal Responsibility Statement, Macroeconomic Framework […]
Auditor General’s Department Annual Report 2020 - In keeping with the usual format, the report is divided into three sections. The first looks at the management of our internal operations and governance mechanisms; the second at our audit streams inclusive of a synopsis of reports produced by our Performance, Information Technology, Economic Assessment and Special Audit units; and the third section provides […]
Management System for the Maintenance of Parochial Roads (Kingston & St. Andrew Municipal Corporation) - The Threshold 21 Jamaica Model featured in Jamaica’s Vision 2030 National Development Plan (NDP) highlighted that improvements in physical economic infrastructure such as roads, will have higher payoffs in the form of higher rates of economic growth than equivalent investment in health and education over the time horizon to 2030. Accordingly, the NDP indicated that […]
Compendium Report of Performance Audits Management Systems for Farm and Parochial Roads - In Financial Year 2018-19, the Auditor General commissioned an audit of management systems for farm and parochial roads, in respect of RADA, the Kingston and St Andrew and the St Catherine municipal corporations, respectively. This was in a context of public concerns regarding the deteriorating state of public roads, as well as the impact on […]
Audit of the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme Review of the CARE Programme with specific emphasis on the COVID-19 Path Grants, General Grants & BEST Cash Grants - This represents the third and final in a series of reports on the results of the audit of the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. This phase of the audit sought to determine if there was compliance with the eligibility, processing and disbursement guidelines pertaining to the BEST Cash and General Grant (specifically […]
Auditor General’s Department Compliance Audit Report Constituency Development Fund - The main objective of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is to promote human and infrastructure development at the community and constituency levels through various welfare, economic enablement, and infrastructure improvement activities/projects. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) coordinates the management and disbursement of the Fund and is responsible for ensuring that it operates with […]
Examination of the Components of the Fiscal Policy Paper FY2020/21 Interim Report, which was laid before the Houses of Parliament on October 06, 2020 - The Auditor General has examined the components of the Fiscal Policy Paper (FPP) FY2020/21 Interim Report, laid before the Houses of Parliament on October 6, 2020 in accordance with Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act. The Report met the requirements under the Third Schedule and included the minimum content under the Fiscal Responsibility Statement (FRS), […]
Capacity of Skills Training Programme HEART/National Service Training Agency (NSTA) - According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) annual Labour Force Surveys over the past four years, September 2014 to October 2018, on average 61 per cent of the Jamaican labour force neither held a professional or vocational certification nor has been exposed to any formal skills, apprenticeship or on the job training. The goal […]