In its November 2017 Special Report on St. Ann Municipal Corporation Contracts, Jamaica’s Contractor General found widespread contracting irregularities in Jamaica’s St. Ann Parish. The report found an absence of bid evaluation records, the lack of records substantiating work for contract payments, political interference and favouritism, and a general lack of procurement oversight. The report concluded that municipal officials “failed in their statutory responsibilities and obligations to appropriately account for the prudent disbursement of entrusted public funds, in keeping with the fiduciary responsibilities” in Jamaica’s Financial Administration Act.
