PHILIPSBURG:--- The General Audit Chamber of Sint Maarten took part in the XIII Congress of the Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (CAROSAI), hosted in The Bahamas from May 18th until May 23rd. CAROSAI consists of 23 member states, serves as the regional organization for Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in the Caribbean, and supports collaboration, training, and improvement of audit practices regionally. The Audit Chamber presented its approach to engaging the public through technology, an approach that drew attention from other Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in the region. Chairman Mr. Alphons Gumbs opened the presentation by sharing the Chamber’s experience in communicating directly with the public using digital platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, LinkedIn, and short-form video updates. These tools allow the Audit Chamber to inform citizens in real time and make audit-related information easier to grasp. “People want to know how government money is spent, and they want that information in a way that is clear and accessible,” Mr. Gumbs explained. “But reaching people in this way requires planning, consistency, and proper follow-up.” Director Mr. Keith de Jong continued by introducing the Audit Chamber’s interactive environment, a web-based platform designed to bring audit findings to life. Rather than publishing only text-heavy reports, the Audit Chamber presents its messages through visual storytelling, and real-world examples that show how audit findings affect people’s lives. The interactive environment has already been shared with schools and NGOs to help students and civil society groups better understand how public money is managed. This approach has drawn wide interest and may serve as a model for other audit offices in the region. The Audit Chamber’s goal is to make public financial oversight more understandable and more relevant to the lives of citizens. At the Congress, the Audit Chamber’s experience stood out as an example of how smaller audit offices can be agile, creative, and impactful.