ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, January 20, 2010 – The Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Sports is contemplating a criminal investigation into the disappearance of items from the department and a lack of account for other equipment.
Sports Minister Patrick Simmons, speaking on the 2010 budget debate on Tuesday, said that the Ministry will not tolerate the stealing of government’s property and is appealing to those responsible for the removal of the equipment to surrender them. Although not disclosing the missing items, the Minister hinted that the Police may be called in to investigate.
Quoting from a 2007/2008 audit report tabled before the House of Representatives on Friday, Minister Simmons said the monies allocated for running of projects within the Ministry were not properly accounted for in all instances.
“Monies allocated for running the projects were not properly accounted for in all instances. I was particularly concern with some expenditure incurred under the IMANI programme. Additionally, other expenses incurred by the Youth Officers and Supervisors were not incurred with due economy,” according to the report.
He said the audit report was also critical of the expenditure incurred under the IMANI programmes, as well as other expenses by the Youth Officers and Supervisors.
A review of correspondence and interviews of Youth Officers revealed that most of the planning was carried out with directives from the Minister responsible for Youth and as such most of the reporting was made directly to that Minister”.
Simmons said that in the past two years the Youth Department was totally revamped, through a genuine and comprehensive Grenada Youth Upliftment Programme
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