Pamela Monroe Ellis
JamaicaauditorFemale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Pamela Monroe Ellis serves as Jamaica's Auditor General and is responsible for overseeing the financial accountability of the government. She has gained attention for her critical reports on the financial operations of municipal authorities, highlighting issues such as poor record-keeping and the inability to provide sufficient audit evidence. In her recent findings, she expressed concerns regarding significant lapses in financial management and the failure of local governments to adhere to mandated accounting procedures, stressing that the challenges stem from both technological inadequacies and management crises.
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Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis conducted a real-time audit revealing significant issues with disaster fund disbursement.
Michael Abrahams | Trying to make sense out of nonsense | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-06-02
Pamela Monroe Ellis is the Auditor General who revealed breaches of government procurement rules at the UHWI.
Editorial | Dennis Gordon must recuse himself from PAC | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-02-17
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis revealed a number of instances in which the hospital leveraged its privileged status.
Editorial | Dennis Gordon must recuse from PAC | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-02-17Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis concluded that Vaz 'breached' Section 20 of the Public Procurement Act, 2015.
Cabinet Minister Vaz 'accepts' Auditor General’s finding he breached law in Starlink purchases | NewsJamaica· 2026-02-12
Pamela Monroe Ellis’ audit revealed three facts regarding the Government’s procurement rules after Hurricane Melissa.
Editorial | Trash the rules, then | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-02-08
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis found that Vaz breached procurement rules.
Dangerous precedent | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-02-08Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis flagged actions taken by Cabinet Minister Daryl Vaz as a breach of procurement rules.
Holness warns reforms to Jamaica’s ‘excessive bureaucracy’ essential for faster national development
Guyana· 2026-02-06Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis said the NDFC convened only twice during its tenure.
Disaster Fund Committee missing in action for 24 months | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-02-05
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis flagged actions taken by Cabinet Minister Daryl Vaz as a breach of procurement rules.
Red-tape gridlock | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-02-05Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis flagged as a breach of procurement rules actions taken by senior Cabinet minister Daryl Vaz.
Paulwell calls for transparency amid Starlink procurement breach flagged by Auditor General | NewsJamaica· 2026-02-04
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis concluded that Vaz violated the law when he directed the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management to purchase the devices.
Vaz says 'no apologies' in rejecting auditor general’s 'uninformed' finding on Starlink purchases | NewsJamaica· 2026-02-04Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis reported that Parliament did not follow the required competitive bidding process.
PAC members raise concerns about oversight at Parliament | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-02-04
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis is reporting on the distribution of Starlink devices.
AuGD: 121 of 200 Starlink devices unused several weeks after acquisition | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-02-04
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has flagged as a breach of procurement rules actions taken by senior Cabinet minister Daryl Vaz.
STARLINK RED FLAG | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-02-04Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis recommended that the financial secretary impose a surcharge of $64.7 million on accounting and/or accountable officers at RADA.
RADA says legal threshold not met for $65m surcharge after fertiliser audit | NewsJamaica· 2026-01-23Pamela Monroe Ellis is the Auditor General who highlighted the delinquency of municipal corporations in submitting financial statements.
Bosses of backlog | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-01-22Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis made a referral to Financial Secretary Darlene Morrison for the value of the loss to be recovered.
Auditor general wants assets worth millions recovered at RADA | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-01-19Pamela Monroe Ellis' report on UHWI's management and accountability failings was tabled in Parliament.
Editorial | Not surprised by UHWI | CommentaryJamaica· 2026-01-16
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has indicated that the actions of those behind the University Hospital of the West Indies customs tax-evasion scandal served to facilitate private entities in dodging taxes.
UHWI gave booster shot to tax dodgers, says auditor general | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-01-15
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis exposed procurement failures at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
Audit reveals procurement failures at UHWI | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-01-14
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis said the absence of key documents made it impossible to determine whether the contracts met required standards of transparency, accountability, and value for money.
Documents missing for $521m in contracts, UHWI admits tax-exempt import abuse | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-01-14Pamela Monroe Ellis is the chief guardian of public expenditure who reported on the procurement activities of the UHWI.
POLICE PROBE | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2026-01-14
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has reported on public health spending issues.
Performance audit by Auditor General highlights issues with public health spending | NewsJamaica· 2026-01-14Auditor general Pamela Monroe Ellis highlighted significant weaknesses in UHWI’s procurement practices.
No procurement documents found for $521 million in contracts awarded by UHWI - Auditor General report | NewsJamaica· 2026-01-14Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis said the expenditure relating to the FOM’s unauthorized personal use of the fleet vehicle are considered improper payments.
Former Gordon House manager faces possible surcharge over personal use of gov’t vehicleJamaica· 2025-12-12Pamela Monroe Ellis led the Auditor General’s Department in a special audit into the operations of Parliament.
Contract chaos | Jamaica GleanerJamaica· 2025-12-11
Pamela Monroe Ellis has indicated that her office will conduct its audits, using international rules and best practices.
Editorial | Real-time audits warranted | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-11-14
Pamela Monroe-Ellis led the Auditor General’s Department conducting a real-time audit for Hurricane Melissa relief initiative.
Real-time audit | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-11-11
Pamela Monroe Ellis noted that despite making strides clearing its backlog of accounts, the education ministry was still behind by several years.
Editorial | Protecting taxpayers’ money | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-08-26
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis made recommendations geared towards improvements in strategic investment planning and risk management.
NHT under auditor general’s microscope | NewsJamaica· 2025-07-10