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Auditor General Report: “Misuse Of Public Funds”
[Updated] Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews, today [Jan.26] issued a Special Report on the “Misuse of Public Funds,” saying two issues recently came to her attention which “warranted immediate investigation and reporting”. The Auditor General indicated that the results of her investigations and the fact that relevant information... Read more of this article
Richards & Burt: Auditor’s Work Delay
The inability of the Audit Committee to do its job is damaging Bermuda’s reputation as a principled, sophisticated place to do business, Shadow Minister of Finance Bob Richards said. “To businessmen, the audit process is so fundamental to what they do that a failure of any kind in the process is remarkable.” “Unless the failure can... Read more of this article
Richards On ‘Political Obstruction’
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards [pictured] said the Auditor General’s complaint that a Government audit committee is preventing her from reporting to the public should be a concern for any Bermudian, and the Committee’s lack of action “amounts to political obstruction.” On Friday [Dec.9] Speaker of the House Stanley Lowe read a... Read more of this article
Premier: Auditor’s Action ‘Very Odd’
[Updated with video] Premier and Minister of Finance Paula Cox commented today [Dec.9] on a letter sent by the Auditor General to Speaker of the House of Assembly Stanley Lowe. The letter was read in full by the Speaker earlier today in the House of Assembly as one of the Announcements by the Speaker. It said: The Audit Act 1990 requires me to submit... Read more of this article
2010 Consolidated Fund Financial Statements
On Friday [Feb 4] Premier and Minister of Finance Paula Cox tabled audited financial statements relating to the Consolidated Fund for the year-ended March 31, 2010. The Consolidated Fund is the general operating fund of the Bermuda Government through which Government conducts the majority of its financial transactions. The Consolidated Fund financial... Read more of this article
Auditor General: Disappointed By Delay
Auditor General, Heather A. Jacobs Matthews [pictured] commented yesterday [Feb. 4] on the tabling of the audited financial statements of the Bermuda Government’s Consolidated Fund for the year ended March 31, 2010, stating that she was disappointed that it had taken so long for the financial statements to be tabled. “The Consolidated Fund financial... Read more of this article
Governor on Report of $10 Million Overspend
This morning [Oct 26] Governor Sir Richard Gozney waded into the controversy surrounding the reported $10 million overspend at TCD, issuing a statement saying “If anyone, inside or outside of Government, has evidence to substantiate allegations of criminality, I urge that person to give it, as soon as possible, to the Auditor General or to the... Read more of this article
BDA Response to Auditor’s TCD Report
Michael Fahy, Bermuda Democratic Alliance spokesperson for Finance has commented on the Auditor General’s report saying that the TCD Motor Vehicle Safety and Emissions Testing Programme had an initial budgeted cost of $5.3 million, however it ended up costing the taxpayer approximately $10 million more – $15.23 million. The Premier called the... Read more of this article
Premier on TCD Report: Strange Time & Inaccurate
“Strangely timed and inaccurate”, is what Premier Dr Ewart Brown said today [Oct 24], in response to the Auditor General’s Special Report on the TCD Emissions Facility. On October 21st, Auditor General Heather Jacobs released a statement and report on the Motor Vehicle Safety and Emissions Testing Programme saying the report “describes... Read more of this article
Auditor General Report On TCD Overspend
(Updated) Auditor General Heather Jacobs released a special report on the Motor Vehicle Safety and Emissions Testing Programme saying “This report, which focuses on Government’s management of the programme, describes a lack of accountability and a general disregard for established policies and procedures in the use of public funds.” Ms Jacobs... Read more of this article
Finance Secretary On Auditor’s Blocked Claim
Financial Secretary Mr. Donald Scott, upon returning yesterday evening from Government business overseas responded to the allegations from the Auditor General that her access to Government’s Financial Information Management System despite repeated requests over the past two weeks. Mr Scott said that “It was an egregious and terrible error to... Read more of this article
Auditor General Says Access Is Restricted
Heather Jacobs Matthews, the Auditor General, says the Ministry of Finance has restricted her access to Government’s Financial Information Management System despite repeated requests over the past two weeks to restore access. The statement said: Further, the action taken by the ministry is unconstitutional. The right to full access is embodied in... Read more of this article
Auditor General To Audit Coco Reef Lease
Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews confirmed today [June 11] that her Office will conduct an audit of the 2009 amendment to “the Coco Reef lease”, based on a preliminary review of the document. The Deed of Addendum, which was signed on May 4, 2009 between the Board of Governors of the Bermuda College and Coco Reef Resorts Limited, extends... Read more of this article
