President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, JCC, Emile Leiba, says now is a good time to review the terms of government contracts awarded using the single-source procurement method.
His recommendation follows a special report by the Integrity Commission, which found that 69.2 per cent of government contracts awarded in 2025 went to a single source, without competing bids.
Single source contracting is not unlawful.
Leiba was speaking on Nationwide at Five on Thursday.
The report, tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, examined 33,583 contracts valued at $336.4 billion.
Speaking at Wednesday’s post-Cabinet media briefing, information minister, Senator Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, noted that although 69 per cent of the contracts were awarded through single-source procurement, they accounted for less than 30 per cent of the total value of government contracts.
Leiba says a review and implementation of any resulting recommendation would not hurt anyone.
Emile Leiba, JCC president.
Meanwhile, second vice-president of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, Dennise Williams, described the findings of the Integrity Commission’s special report as a source of anguish.
Dennise Williams, second vice-president of the Small Business Association of Jamaica. She was also speaking during Nationwide At Five on Thursday.
