Auditor General’s Validation for the Suspension of the Fiscal Rules - On May 13, 2020, the Minister responsible for Finance announced in the House of Representatives, his intent to move for a suspension of the fiscal rules promulgated in February 2010 and amended in 2014 and 2015, owing to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Subsequently, the Auditor General received a submission from the Planning Institute of Jamaica, which […]
Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (Governance, Procurement and Operations Management) - The analytical review of the JUTC’s financial statements over the period FY2009/10 to FY2012/13, which was tabled in 2015, revealed a consistent fall in ridership and associated decline in revenue. An attempt to reassess JUTC’s performance through a five-year financial statement trend analysis was thwarted owing to the absence of financial statements for the period […]
Management System for the Maintenance of Parochial Roads (St. Catherine Municipal Corporation) - The provision of properly maintained parochial road networks is well established as essential to the social and economic development of rural communities. Alternately, it is recognized that neglected roads hamper the efficient distribution of goods and services and the movement of people, stifling economic growth and social welfare. Hence, in a context where budgetary support […]
Audit of the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme - This represents the second 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 SET Cash and Small Business Grants components as […]- Audit of the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme - In response to a specific request made by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Nigel Clarke, the Auditor General commissioned a concurrent audit review of the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme, which is the temporary cash transfer programme to individuals and businesses to cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The overarching […]
Norman Manley International Airport Public Private Partnership Analysis of Contingent Liability Exposure - The Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act requires the Auditor General to certify that a public private partnership (PPP) involves only minimal contingent liabilities accruing to the Government. This assessment is only required for ‘user pays’ PPP as these projects would not be included in the public debt. User-pays PPPs are commercially free standing and […]
Examination of the Components of the Fiscal Policy Paper which was laid before the Houses of Parliament on February 11, 2020- FY2020/21 - The Fiscal Policy Paper (FPP) was examined in accordance with Section 48B (6) of the FAA Act and therefore, the merits of the Finance Minister’s Fiscal Management Strategy were not evaluated. In conducting the assessment, the Auditor General adhered to the standards issued by the International Association of Supreme Audit Institutions and International Standard on […]- Special Audit Report of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) - The Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) conducted a special audit of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) for the period 2016-17 to 2018-19 in response to public concerns regarding allegations of malpractice at CMU. The audit sought to ascertain whether CMU’s operational activities, governance and monitoring framework were consistent with the principles of good financial management and […]
Auditor General’s Department Annual Report 2019 - I am pleased to present my annual report for the year 2018/2019. This report is divided into three sections, with the first speaking to the operations of the Auditor General’s Department, the second to the audit portfolio and the third provides a summary of the audits conducted for the period under review which, were not […]
Jamaica Library Service (JLS) - We conducted an audit of the library service to determine the extent to which JLS measured and responded to the impact of technological changes while contributing to Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan (NDP) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We also assessed whether aspects of JLS financial and human resource management were […]
Feedback
If you are interested in leaving an important feedback for us, please follow the link to the feedback page.
All information collected by the Auditor General’s Department is anonymous.
LinkedIn
Twitter
Youtube
