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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Octavia Forde (left) and Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, receive the cheque for the Adopt Our Families Programme from ICAB President, Lydia McCollin (second from right) and Executive Director, Kathy-ann Hewitt.
Government’s Adopt Our Families programme has received an injection to the tune of $15,000.
On Thursday, President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB), Lydia McCollin, and Executive Director, Kathy-ann Hewitt, presented Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, with a cheque to assist those vulnerable households which have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 18, 2020
Government’s Adopt-a-Family programme received a $15, 000 boost, as Minister in the Ministry of Finance Minister Ryan Straughn promised more social protection programmes to help vulnerable Barbadians in the coming months.
He gave the assurance as the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB), Lydia McCollin, donated the money at Government Headquarters, pointing out that it was the association’s charitable donation this year from its week of activities in November.
“We thought that the Adopt-a-Family programme was the ideal thing for us to donate to this year, especially coming around Christmas when people expect to celebrate more within their families,” said McCollin.
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Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn (second left), and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Octavia Forde (left), receiving the cheque for the Adopt Our Families Programme from ICAB president, Lydia McCollin (second from right) and executive director, Kathy-ann Hewitt. (BGIS) Social Share
The days of having an Auditor General’s report that highlights a myriad of accounting inconsistencies and financial irregularities in Government departments, may soon be at an end.
This is because come April 1, 2021, Government will be rolling out its accounting service, which will provide uniformity in training and protocols, said Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn.