November 17, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides the following statement in response to an article published in the Kaieteur News on November 17, 2024 under the headline, “EPA among seven bodies flagged for continuously breaching Accountability Act”.
The EPA takes this opportunity to set the record straight with respect to the status of its Audited Financial Statements.
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- For the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, Audited Financial Statements were laid in the National Assembly on May 10, 2023.
- For the year 2019, Audited Financial Statement was ratified by the Executive Director & Board Chairman of the EPA, on September 12, 2024. Financial Statement was submitted to be laid in the National Assembly.
- For the year 2020, Financial Statement was submitted to the Audit Office of Guyana on April 26,2021. The Agency is awaiting the Audit of the Financial Records. Notably, this audit was outsourced by the Audit Office to Maurice Solomon and Company.
- For the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, Financial Statements were submitted to the Audit Office of Guyana. The Agency is currently awaiting the Audit of those Financial Records.
