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constituency, if for example a community member
knows that at a certain time that this area is
scheduled for a certain operation in terms of
whether it be bushing or drain cleaning and they
noted that it has not been done, they would call us,
I mean there are cluster managers, there are
commuters, they would call the office and say this
area is not done and then we make investigations
into if it has been done yes or no… From time to
time, either myself or the project specialist will
randomly check on various projects but it is not a
consistent practice.
Chairman:
… Mr. Bliden
[sic]
Brown further suggests that he
was never ever given a contract but he signed the
contract based on your instructions, went the
Parish Council, this is prior to payment, went to
the Parish Council and signed the contract based
on your instructions and he did not know what the
contract was about but he was following you. Can
you comment on that?
A:
That is not true.
…
Chairman:…
Mr. Bliden Brown suggests that in December 2013
he visited you at a barber shop in Claremont and
handed you money in an envelope in respect of a
contract that he had done no work but was giving
you a payment
?
A:
That is not true
.
…
Chairman:
Further, Mr. Bliden [sic] Brown has indicated that on
the second occasion you placed the money in your