On the heels of a forensic audit conducted into the operations at the Passport Office and naturalization processesMinister of Citizenship, Winston Felixunder the past government, Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, is describing the report as symptomatic of the rules and regulations being flouted by the previous administrators.According to Felix, yesterday, the audit, which documented several infractions,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, is not only indicative of capricious decisions being made, but also points to breaches of rules and regulations. However, he cautioned that whatever issues the audit has raised have to be verified.He emphasized that the audit serves to point one in the direction of irregularities and that in each breach, records will have to be traced. With this in mind, he expressed concern about the fact that certain records are missing and thus may not be available to comb over.Commenting on the recommendations in the audit,NFL Jerseys China, namely a realignment of functions in the Ministry of Citizenship from two divisions to three, Felix stated that recommendations such as these are actually similar to his line of thinking and planning.He also stated that in line with what the audit had said, he has been ensuring that whatever passes before him is fully examined and strictly compliant to what is required.Former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, who would have been the subject Minister when the documented infractions occurred, meanwhile stated that everything he did as a Minister was in accordance with Cabinet.“Whatever was not done is not in the law. These things are done according to Cabinet decisions. So if the Minister sits in a Cabinet meeting and Cabinet makes a determination that this is how it is going to work, I have no other obligation.”Former Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee“I have not read the document in its fullness,” Rohee said,Wholesale NHL Jerseys, on the forensic audit report. “But if you are talking about naturalization there is a procedure laid down for persons to be naturalized.”“We followed those procedures. If the auditor found, in his view, that certain procedures were not (followed), it is for the auditors to do that. They have a job to do and they would point out recommendations.”He noted that auditors would make recommendations for further measures to safeguard accounting procedures, but he stressed that it is not to be taken for granted that these things were covered in the law.The report, which was compiled by Maurice Solomon and Company, Chartered Accountants and Management Consultants, was released a few weeks ago. The audit is one of several announced by the present Government soon after coming into office. Maurice Solomon had been given the audit for the sum of $5.5M.It details that between May 1, 2011 and June 30,wholesale jerseys, 2014; Citizenship was granted to 271 applicants from 41 countries. In 2011, a total of 36 foreign nationals were approved for citizenship. In 2012 the number was 139. In 2013 it dropped to 69 and by 2014 it had plummeted to 27.The top seven countries featuring in that number were Cuba (38), China (21), Britain (20), Brazil (19), United States of America (18), St. Lucia (18) and Trinidad (17).These applicants, 151 in total,Cheap Jerseys China, represent 56 percent of total seeking naturalization. However, the report documents cases where those granted citizenship had omitted vital documents such as recommendations, income tax liability statements, NIS compliance and even copies of their birth certificates.“It is evident from the findings that the internal controls and governance systems were not fully complied with in the granting of citizenship,” the auditor had stated. “An applicant is required to meet in full (the) listing of requirements which apparently were not met,wholesale jerseys, hence,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, citizenship in the respective categories may have been granted earlier than normal.”