IC WANTS SPENDING CHECK
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October 14, 2026
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THE Integrity Commission (IC) has called for full documentation and independent review of 476 Government contracts valued at $5 billion that public bodies identified as related to Hurricane Melissa recovery, raising questions about how the spending will be reviewed as Jamaica rebuilds after the disaster.
The contracts were awarded in the final quarter of 2025, with most using emergency or single-source procurement methods.
In its special report to Parliament titled ‘Public Procurement in Jamaica: Key Trends and Issues — Contract Awards in 2025, with Trends from 2006 to 2025’, tabled in the House on Tuesday, the commission said 182 of the recovery-related contracts, valued at $3.9 billion, were awarded through emergency procurement.
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