PM's response to Petrojam report inadequate - Phillips

Livern Barrett, Senior Staff Reporter

The parliamentary Opposition has dismissed as inadequate and "wishy-washy" the response by Prime Minister Andrew Holness to the findings of an audit of the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam by the Auditor General's Department.

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Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips cited, as an example, the prime minister's directive that Cabinet ministers meet regularly with all board of directors under their remit.

"It seems common-sensical that ministers meet with their boards," he said.

Phillips, who was speaking during a press conference at his St Andrew offices this morning, said this is a mandate "that goes back to 1962."

"Certainly it has happened in all administrations that I have been a part of," he said.

Phillips also called for the board of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, the Universal Service Fund and the National Energy Solutions Limited to step down.

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