Caribbean Net News: Antigua-Barbuda PM receives APUA investigation report

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, was on Wednesday presented with the report of an investigation into matters relating to the Antigua Public Utilities Authority APUA Board Commissioners.

According to a government news release, the report will be considered by the Cabinet at its next sitting and will be released to the public thereafter.

Justice Don Mitchell CBE Q.C., a retired judge of the OECS Supreme Court commenced his investigation on Monday, November 28, 2005.

His terms of reference for the investigation were as follows:

To inquire into:

the manner in which the Board regulated its own proceedings as allowed by the provisions of the First Schedule to the Public Utilities Act;
the manner in which the Board exercised its functions (Whether in respect of the General Manager, the other mangers, and other employees) in respect of the due and efficient administration, management and performance of APUA;
the methodologies effected by the Board when it entered into the various contracts and/or Memoranda of Understanding between APUA and other commercial entities in respect of any of the public utility services whether in respect of the sale, purchase, use or provision of services and infrastructural facilities;
whether any conflict of interest has arisen in respect of any of the Commissioners and the Board�s dealings with any third party entity in particular Kelcom/Karib Cable, and Digicel; and
any other conduct of or exercise of authority by the Commissioners as in the opinion of the investigator may have compromised the integrity of the Board and accordingly necessitates the Investigator�s adverse comments.

The Mitchell investigation was in respect of the term of office of the Commissioners appointed under the UPP administration.

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