THE Office of the Contractor General (OCG) yesterday launched a major investigation into allegations of impropriety and irregularity in the award of certain Government contracts by the St Catherine Parish Council to a construction company with which a member of Parliament allegedly holds shares.

"The allegations, some of which have already been corroborated by an OCG Preliminary Enquiry, have implicated at least one Member of Parliament and one Senior Public Official, and have raised several questions regarding possible breaches of the Government's Procurement Procedures, the Contractor General Act, the Financial Administration and Audit Act and the Corruption Prevention Act, amongst other laws," the OCG said in a release.

The OCG said Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, under whose office the Local Government portfolio falls, as well as Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Robert Montague, were formally notified.

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