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A.C. Countz | Ministry of Education a financial disaster waiting to happen

Published:Tuesday | October 13, 2015 | 12:21 PMA.C. Countz

The Ministry of Education (MOE) is among, if not, the largest organisations in the country, public or private sector.It spends $80 billion per annum that is, $219 million each and every day of the year, of which over 98 per cent goes into recurrent...

A.C. Countz | Clarendon Alumina Production losing a lot of money

Published:Tuesday | October 6, 2015 | 10:53 AMA.C. Countz

Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) advises that it has produced 2015 accounts but that these have not yet been laid before the annual general meeting or Parliament.It is unclear how the Government of Jamaica, and in particular, the otherwise...

Op-Ed: Shameful disregard for accountability

Published:Tuesday | July 28, 2015 | 10:42 AMA.C. Countz

Ministry of Labour and Social Security top officials, Minister Derrick Kellier and Permanent Secretary Collette Roberts-Risden, seem to think they are above providing information about their ministry to the general public.Moreover, it would seem...

COMMENTARY: Who owns the Jamaica Government’s companies?

Published:Tuesday | January 6, 2015 | 11:10 AMA.C. Countz

There are a surprising number of individuals - some of whom died many years ago - who are still the registered owner of shares in compani

Auditor General deals with our queries

Published:Tuesday | December 30, 2014 | 10:38 AMA.C. Countz

The Auditor general, Pamela Monroe Ellis, has been upset with this column reporting that she did not comply on a timely basis with our re

191 (at least) government accounting entities

Published:Monday | December 22, 2014 | 1:56 PMA.C. Countz

There were at least 191 entities that are partially or fully funded by Government, according to a 2010 list.

A chance to show interest in accountability

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2014 | 11:07 AMA.C. Countz

Parliament's Public Administration and Appropriations Committee, under the chairmanship of Edmund Bartlett, is meeting this week.

NFPB well run but writing off a lot of contraceptives

Published:Tuesday | December 2, 2014 | 12:00 PMA.C. Countz

Ministers: Dr Peter Phillips and Dr Fenton Ferguson

Chairman: Dr Sandra Knight

ACB $10m travel bill

Published:Tuesday | November 25, 2014 | 12:00 AMA.C. Countz

The last accounts for the Agricultural Credit Board (ACB) are audited by Grant Thornton for the period ending March 31, 2013.

JSIF, COJ well-run but Board of Supervision two decades behind

Published:Tuesday | November 18, 2014 | 10:37 AMA.C. Countz

Responsible Officials

Minister: Noel Arscott

Acting Permanent Secretary: Dionne Hennings

University Hospital gets $14m daily subsidy, half of patient fees uncollected

Published:Tuesday | November 11, 2014 | 10:54 AMA.C. Countz

The University Hos-pital of the West Indies (UHWI), a critically important and valuable regional organisation with 579 beds, earned in th

Pickersgill’s ministry in mess over accounts

Published:Tuesday | November 4, 2014 | 10:57 PMA.C. Countz

There appears to be little, if any, interest

by ministers, permanent secretaries and boards of

National Health Fund accounts appear stuck in quarantine

Published:Tuesday | October 21, 2014 | 11:22 AMA.C. Countz

The last available accounts of the National Health Fund (NHF) to the public are for the year ended March 2012.

Tourism Enhancement Fund writes off $104m from cruise ship operators

Published:Tuesday | October 14, 2014 | 11:34 AMA.C. Countz

Minister: Wykeham McNeill

Chairman: Noel Sloley

PM, it’s time to sort out the UDC

Published:Tuesday | September 23, 2014 | 10:29 PMA.C. Countz

The Urban Develop-ment Corporation (UDC) is one of the largest government-owned companies in Jamaica.

A failure at accountability

Published:Tuesday | September 16, 2014 | 12:00 AMA.C. Countz

The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) has had no accounts for the last six years.

TPDCo gets top grade, but NSWMA falters on accountability

Published:Tuesday | September 9, 2014 | 12:53 PMA.C. Countz

Minister Noel Arscott, Minister of State Colin Fagan, Acting Permanent Secretary (PS) Dione Jennings, and Jennifer Edwards, executive dir

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