ROADTOWN Tortola, BVI, June 17th 2011 - Mr. Gaskin presented yesterday on the topic, “Building Value Added Internal Auditing Functions” at the conference and the workshop which are organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with Office of the Auditor General, Government of Barbados.

The conference is held under the theme “Embracing a Regional Approach to Public Sector Internal Audit Development”, while the workshop is themed: “Transforming Caribbean Public Expenditure: Strengthening Internal Controls and Risk Management”.

Mr. Wendell M. Gaskin, who is assigned to the position of Director of Internal Audit, is currently representing the government at the First Commonwealth Public Sector Internal Audit Conference and the Third Caribbean Thematic Brainstorming Workshop in Barbados from June 15-17 at the Crane Residential Resort in Barbados.

The events bring together public sector reform leaders, senior finance and audit officials from the Caribbean to share information on improving public financial management systems.

The aim of the conference is to address key issues raised at previous brainstorming workshops and also those indentified in the Commonwealth Secretariat commission study, “Public Sector Internal Audit (PSIA) in the Caribbean: Strategic Options for the Region.” It also provides an opportunity for delegates to give consideration to key factors including methodologies and lessons learnt in prioritising strategic options at the local and regional level.

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