Akash Sama­roo

The Child­hood Jus­tice Col­lec­tive (CJC) is call­ing for in­ter­ven­tion by the Au­di­tor Gen­er­al as ques­tions mount over ques­tion­able spend­ing and gov­er­nance at the Chil­dren’s Au­thor­i­ty of Trinidad and To­ba­go.

In a state­ment, the group said the scale of pub­lic fund­ing in­volved war­rants clos­er scruti­ny and trans­paren­cy. “Mil­lions of dol­lars are be­ing spent on the Chil­dren’s Au­thor­i­ty, and there are now con­cerns about pos­si­ble mis­man­age­ment of pub­lic funds,” the CJC said. “That rais­es the need for prop­er in­ter­nal state au­dit­ing, and the Au­di­tor Gen­er­al’s of­fice should pro­vide a clear re­port ex­plain­ing why these is­sues have arisen.”