July 4, 2019
Auditor General Terrance Bastian.
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Unpaid property taxes hit $690m at mid-2021
UNPAID real property tax arrears totalled $690m at end-June 2021 despite exceeding target by 37 percent that fiscal year, the Government’s top financial watchdog revealed yesterday.
Gov’ts $544m undershoot on Dorian and COVID-19
The two greatest crises in modern Bahamian history resulted in the Government’s 2019-2020 revenues falling $544.1m short of their target, its leading fiscal watchdog has affirmed.
$19.9m of meteorology equipment uninsured
DEPARTMENT of Meteorology equipment worth at least $19.9m has been left uninsured and vulnerable to loss or damage, Auditor General Terrance Bastian has revealed following a probe of operations there.
$600,000 on furniture at embassy
AN AUDIT into The Bahamas’ Embassy in Brussels, Belgium found that over $600,000 of taxpayer’s money was spent on furniture purchases for the official residence.
Auditor General's Office looking into Minnis administration's pandemic spending
AUDITOR General Terrance Bastian says his office is in the beginning steps of looking into the former Minnis administration’s pandemic spending, particularly the food programme.
CIVIL SERVANTS BLOCK AUDITOR: Officials holding back documents stopping full probe of finances
The Government’s top financial watchdog has renewed complaints that some civil servants are breaking the law by obstructing his office’s efforts to uncover misuse of taxpayer monies.
AUDIT LIFTS LID ON MINISTRY FAILINGS: ‘Many failures’ identified at Sports ministry Minnis ordered be ‘locked down’
A CONTRACT awarded without Cabinet approval is among the problems Auditor General Terrance Bastian uncovered when he audited the National Sports Authority for the period between July 1, 2018 to January 2021.
Court audit uncovered payments changes
AN Auditor General’s report into the Magistrate’s Court has exposed instances of cashiers allegedly altering payment receipts and nearly two dozen missing cheques.
Auditors fail to verify $280,000 school payment
AUDITOR General Terrance Bastian has said the Bahamas Embassy in Washington DC did not receive any receipts over five years to verify that nearly $280,000 was paid to a school for tuition. As a result, auditors could not verify whether the school re
Audit report finds poor monitoring of reservist hours
AN Auditor General’s report has said there was inadequate monitoring of Royal Bahamas Police Force reservist hours, which increased the risk of officers being paid for hours they did not work. At the same time, Auditor General Terrance Bastian said
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