Integrity Commission probing procurement practices at UHWI
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Integrity Commission (IC) has launched a probe into “specific cases” at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) that were reported by Auditor General Pamela Munroe Ellis in her damning audit report into procurement breaches at Jamaica’s only teaching hospital. Specifically, the audit found that the UHWI routinely allowed private companies to use its tax-exempt status to import goods into the country, resulting in over $20 million...