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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
For the year ended 31st December <strong>2018</strong><br />
(Expressed in Jamaican Dollars unless otherwise indicated)<br />
27. Operating Expenses (cont'd):<br />
i. Personnel Expenses:<br />
The number of persons employed at 31st December <strong>2018</strong> was twenty-nine (29) full-time and seventeen<br />
(17) part-time (2017 - twenty-nine (29) full-time and seventeen (17) part-time).<br />
ii. Administrative Expenses:<br />
<strong>2018</strong> 2017<br />
$ $<br />
Depreciation & Amortisation 21,018,733 21,591,314<br />
Auditors Remuneration 4,200,456 3,750,067<br />
Electricity 5,484,303 5,556,513<br />
Repairs & Maintenance 6,869,026 7,367,413<br />
Telecommunications 5,760,973 6,542,448<br />
Printing, Stationery & Supplies 5,085,571 9,637,463<br />
Insurance Premiums 4,608,677 4,481,102<br />
Easy Access Expense 408,591 386,869<br />
Professional & Consulting Fees 2,042,376 2,816,463<br />
Postage 592,351 997,785<br />
Security 13,274,331 10,869,096<br />
Subscriptions 101,323 256,572<br />
Computer Expenses 21,557,898 22,620,361<br />
Rental Expense 1,686,593 1,537,662<br />
Loss on Disposal of Fixed Asset 2,212 1,499,117<br />
Other Administrative Expenses 4,199,992 4,732,526<br />
Penalty and Interest - 416<br />
Internal Audit Expense 4,591,945 4,263,224<br />
Members' Refreshment 3,683,542 6,641,975<br />
105,168,893 115,548,386<br />
iii. Marketing & Promotion Expenses:<br />
<strong>2018</strong> 2017<br />
$ $<br />
Publicity & Promotion 8,400,540 2,440,626<br />
Public Relations 439,426 724,050<br />
8,839,966 3,164,676<br />
iv. Representation & Affiliation Expenses:<br />
<strong>2018</strong> 2017<br />
$ $<br />
League & Other Dues 13,992,954 14,130,214<br />
Seminars & Meetings 7,248,194 8,479,708<br />
Annual General Meeting 6,044,422 6,564,075<br />
27,285,570 29,173,997<br />
Total Operating Expenses 281,332,628 292,302,612<br />
57 Annual Report <strong>2018</strong>