Parliamentary Secretary in the Information Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, says the real-time audit conducted by the Auditor General’s Department has highlighted the urgent need for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA).

The audit report which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday revealed that of the $1.44 billion in cash donations for Hurricane Melissa from the Support Jamaica initiative and direct donations, only $26 million or 1.8 per cent had been spent for the benefit of victims of the storm.

However, in a media release on Wednesday, Morgan pointed out that the audit noted that the Government has moved to spend over $11 billion in relation to 420 Hurricane Melissa relief and recovery-related contracts which are currently under way.