First established in 1953, the Ministry of Education is the government entity responsible for the management and administration of public education in Jamaica. The organization is one of Jamaica’s largest public entities and is comprised presently of 11 agencies, six regional offices, and the central office with approximately 40 units which fall under five divisions.
Current Budget:
Recurrent:
Capital A:
Total:
- 2019: CMU – $676 Million spent in Unapproved Salaries
- 2019: CMU – Financial Management Breaches
- 2019: CMU – Sub-Optimal Concessionaire Arrangements
- 2019: USF – 70+Million Education Project Poorly Monitored
- 2019: MOE – Uses Direct/Emergency Contracting to Circumvent Tender Process
- 2019: MOEYI – Over $483 Million in Procurement Not Informed by Needs Assessment
- 2019: MOEYI – Ineffective Monitoring System for the Distribution of Textbooks
- 2015: MOE – $21,663,190.95 overpayments to early childhood practitioners no longer in the system
- 2014: MOE – $32.6 million Uninterrupted Power Supply unused by the Ministry 2 years after purchase
- 2014: MOE – Poor Procurement Practices
