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million were spent on paving the schoolyard at Prickly Pole
Primary and Infant School –work that was never done,”
the media advisory stated.
…
According to the Robb, the money was a joint venture
between the Tourism Enhancement Fund and the National
Solid Waste Agency as part of a $4 million Christmas work
programme in the Benstotan
[sic]
Division in South East
St. Ann”
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.
(OCG Emphasis)
Further, a Media Article which was dated September 25, 2015, informed of,
inter alia,
the Member of
Parliament, Ms. Lisa Hanna’s statement on the alleged ‘paving works’ at the Prickly Pole Primary and
Infant School as follows:
“1.
The allegations are baseless. It is important that the
procedure for the recommendations of contracts is
outlined to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding.
2. …
It is the implementing agencies (e.g. The Parish
Council, National Works Agency or The National Solid
Waste Management Authority) that award contracts and
ensures that work is properly done so payments can be
made by them. No constituency office or executive
collects any funds to make payments under any contract.
In this instance, the Prickly pole paving was among
several projects recommended by a former executive
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Extract from Media Article dated September 21, 2015 – “ School Board accuses Hanna of using 11-y-o’s death as
smokescreen”.