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HAJ boss fired after audit – OPM
Patrick Thelwell, former managing director of Housing Agency of Jamaica.
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November 7, 2022

HAJ boss fired after audit – OPM

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) has terminated the contract of its managing director, Dr Patrick Thelwell.

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) made the announcement Monday in a news release, saying the HAJ’s Board took the decision following a management audit of the agency.

Thelwell’s termination became effective Friday, November 4.

The OPM release stated that Doreen Prendergast, Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, has been seconded to the agency as managing director in the interim, until a replacement for Thelwell is found.

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