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St. Ann Municipal Corporation
Office of the Contractor General
November 2017
METHODOLOGY
The OCG utilised the following methodology in the conduct of its Investigation into the subject matter:
Hearings
Hearings pursuant to Section 18 (2) of the Contractor General Act were convened by the Contractor General
during the period July 15, 2015 to June 2, 2017. Section 18 (2) of the referenced Act provides that:
“…a Contractor-General may summon before him and examine
on oath –
(a)
any person who has made representations to him;
or
(b) any officer, member or employee of a public body or any other
person who, in the opinion of the Contractor-General, is able to
furnish information relating to the investigation, and such
examination shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within
the meaning of section 4 of the Perjury Act.”
The following persons were summoned to appear before the Contractor General pursuant to the aforementioned
section of the Contractor General Act:
1.
Ms. Lisa Hanna, Member of Parliament, South East St. Ann;
2.
Mrs. Claudiah Carter, Chief Executive Officer, St. Ann Municipal Corporation;
3.
Mr. Alfred Graham, former Secretary Manager, St. Ann Municipal Corporation;
4.
Mr. Alwyn Brown, Assistant Superintendent Roads and Works Department, St. Ann Municipal
Corporation;
5.
Ms. Janet Henry, Works Overseer, St. Ann Municipal Corporation;
6.
Mr. Ezekiel Russell, former Constituency Secretary, Office of the Member of Parliament, South East, St.
Ann, and former Special Assistant, Ministry, Youth and Culture;
7.
Ms. Andrea Smith, former CDF Consultant, Office of the Member of Parliament, South East, St. Ann;