KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister with responsibility for Land and Settlements, Robert Montague, says the Auditor General’s Report on unused donated funds for Hurricane Melissa relief has “vindicated the Prime Minister’s wise decision”.

Montague addressed the issue last week during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives.

The Government faced widespread criticism after a real-time audit by the auditor general that was tabled in the Parliament on May 12 found that after receiving $1.44 billion in donations by February 23, 2026 to assist Jamaicans devastated by Hurricane Melissa, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management had spent just $26.2 million, or 1.8 per cent of the funds, by that date.