'Commensurate with the responsibilities'...OPM defends NaRRA CEO's $40M basic salary

The Government says the basic salary for chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) Major General Antony Anderson is $40 million per year and defended the figure as being commensurate with the responsibilities of the post.

The position of NaRRA CEO is assigned a motor vehicle and 25 per cent gratuity “subject to performance”, but does not include housing benefits, said a statement released by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Friday.

OPM says Anderson’s compensation package is closely aligned with the chief executives of Jamaica's larger public bodies such as the National Housing Trust and the Port Authority of Jamaica and took into consideration the scale, complexity and responsibilities associated with the position.