The Integrity Commission is reporting a compliance rate of 96% among persons in public life who submitted declarations by April 2, 2012 for the income year 2011, in compliance with the Act.
According to the Commission, the compliance rate remained constant as for income year ended December 31, 2010.
A review of the data from the inception of the Act indicates increasingly improved performance by persons in public life, stated the report.
The Commision says in its report that it issued forty-four (44)
queries and conducted five (5) interviews with persons in public life regarding declarations filed for the year.
Of the forty-four (44) queries issued for declarations submitted for 2011, thirty-eight (38) were satisfied and six (6) remained outstanding at the end of the operational year, August 31, 2012.
The Commission has noted the difficulties that may be experienced by persons in public life in complying with sections 14 and 16 of the Act and has improved its procedures to facilitate that procedure.
With respect to calendar year 2011, six persons in public life failed to file declarations in accordance with section 16 of the Act. According to thhe report, the names of all the persons were published in Gazette No. 21, Vol. CXXXV, dated 3 May, 2012 and reports of each case were sent to the DPP.
That data compare favourably with the previous report which recorded that forty-six (46) matters were reported to the Director of Public Prosecution with respect to failure to file declarations.
I wonder who are the 4% who haven’t complied?
Has the Government of Dominica responded to the many recommendations made by the Commission and others for changes in the legislation to improve the oversight effectiveness of the Commission?Who appoints and controls the staff of the IPO?
Very interesting question and I think integrity should start with them. If you get compliment for something you did not deserve or achieve make it clear.
Dominica is a big jock,fifth world country.the pm must be lol all the way to the bank.
What the Commission doing about the persons who do not file? The Commission and the Act have no teeth. They exist to give the outside world the impression that the institutions in Dominica are fighting corruption and unethical behaviour. Lennox Linton is doing MUCH, MUCH more in the war against illegal and unethical behaviour in public office than the Commission and the DPP.
just another incompetent grouping…
There are so many pressing issues on island..
No need for a press release on that..waste of time
Clean up the corruption in Government, be above Board….
So sad that Highly Profile Speakers like Louis Have to come into territories to tell the citizens How ignorant and backward they are..what a shame
Maybe Independance was a blow to rocked the Citizens so they are unable to be independant and impartial thinkers..
In the end Dominica is Considered the Poorest in Eastern Caribbean, their citizens embrace that Feat highly as it will bring them more Red Clinic Affairs…what a Joke of a island..
Everyone remains silent afraid of what…they just a bunch of wicked people…crying things hard..haha
Let skero call a election they will gravel and vote him back that’s how flat minded they are!
call me a skeptic but I lack confidence in the Integrity Commissions’ integrity……
has the integrity commission EVER found anything to pursue??????? EVER in its existence?????
WOW either that institution is failing in its capacity, or THEY ARE ALL SAINTS IN PUBLIC LIFE….
which I doubt…..
It would be great if the police could be so reassuring as pertains to the level of criminal activity in SWEET DOMINIQUE…
If you see it, SAY IT! and Ill say it TOO, just the way I see it!!!
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