Peter Espeut | Back to square one

Once upon a time Jamaica had no National Contracts Commission or Office of the Contractor-General, and there was a high perception of corruption in the awarding of government contracts. Government contracts were not put to tender, and there was no competitive bidding. All of a sudden you heard that a multi-million contract was awarded to such-and-such Company Ltd., and there were allegations that such-and-such a government politician was a part-owner or silent partner in that company.

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