Jamaica PM to review Auditor General’s report on state owned oil refinery

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to review a report by the Auditor General on the operations of the state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, after which further action will be taken.

This was disclosed on Wednesday by Information Minister, Ruel Reid as he responded to questions posed by journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing.

The report, titled ‘A Review of Aspects of Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and a Comprehensive Audit of Petrojam Limited,’ was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.

“The Prime Minister commissioned the report and he is now going to be privy to the report, and we will act based on the recommendations that are so contained in terms of the remedies. We have been very proactive in addressing some of the systemic issues that we have inherited,”  Reid said.

He stressed that the Government believes in strong, bold and transformational leadership, “and we can assure the public that this matter is going to be dealt with properly and to the satisfaction of all concerned.”

Meanwhile, the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP), has called for a forensic audit to be conducted at Petrojam.

In a statement, the PNP said in addition to the forensic audit of Petrojam, the matter should be immediately referred to the commissioner of police to begin criminal investigations into a number of what appears to be questionable transactions, including the donation of funds, payments to consultants and direct contracting of suppliers.

The opposition party noted that the audit report raised issues which occurred at Petrojam under the last PNP Administration and said it “welcomes a more detailed probe to determine who should be held accountable for the losses at the entity.”

According to the PNP, the forensic audit and the police investigation are necessary to ascertain what exactly took place at the state-owned oil refinery, and who are the culprits responsible for the disappearance or misappropriation of millions of tax-payers’ funds.

“The authorities must follow the money until it is known who is responsible; and we anticipate that those found guilty will be punished for their actions,” said the party’s General Secretary Julian Robinson.

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  1. The PNP party leader is playing with the JLP party government, because they are behaving like they does not know what to do. By putting the matter in front of the court, and the government have to turned over the documents to the court. It really surprised me that a man of Dr Peter Phillips calibre,who is coming from the ranks of the PNPYO up to leader of the party and.Allowing a lowly guy as Andrew Holiness is dictating to him,and he does not know the intricacies of the government agencies like him.When I left Jamaica I did not know nothing about about Andrew Holiness, and most of his colleagues. Because they were lowly keys people in Jamaica when I was living there before I left, so with these hurry come up people.Trying to hold the country at randson,by committed all these fraudulent activities in the various ministries. Without nobody have being charged, or going to prison for taxes defrauding taxpayers money. I have listened to the PM of Jamaica, and he not ready for the job with all his accolades behinds his name. That job is far bigger than poor Andrew Holiness, he have a very good heart,also good ambitions. But he does not have the mental capacity to manage the country economic growth,he does not know how to used up his faculties.He his behaving in the same manner as Donald Trump,they are using pure intimidation against the democratic party.I want to see Peter Phillips to applying more pressure on the JLP party government, he must not they have no free rides.By taking away taxpayers money, and building those mansions like the one which Andrew Holiness used taxpayers money, and built.He should go to prison for taxes fraud, and other charges he also the past minister of national security with the police vehicles money. Which cannot be accounted for, or the vehicles is still not handed to the police force from so long.

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