Delivery dispute

Nearly a decade after entering into a now-collapsed agreement with used-car importer O’Brien’s International Car Rentals and Sales, the Government of Jamaica is yet to receive 41 vehicles, valued at more than $74 million, for the police force. “The issue remains partially resolved,” the Ministry of National Security and Peace disclosed last Thursday in a response to Gleaner queries. It stated that the “overall status” is that $213,465,200 was paid to O’Brien’s as a 50 per cent downpayment on 200 vehicles.