The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, Alfred King was on Monday grilled by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) about an overpayment of over $2m on a $6.7m food contract for the Amerindian Hostel and he later admitted that he had uttered false statements.
According to the 2015 Auditor General’s Report (AG’s) the $6.759 million for fruits and vegetables was part of an expenditure of $47.058 million by the ministry on dietary items.
The report further states that while a voucher was made up for the supplier in the amount of $251,200 in December 2015, the AG found that the corresponding cheque was made out for a whopping $2.512 million, an overpayment of $2.261 million. This cheque was processed in January 2016 for December 31, 2015 and
