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A:
No, the programme that is set out, it sets out that
the
area leader may employ ten persons in each district
.
CHAIRMAN:
So you have that piece of paper too?
A:
No, I don't have it.
CHAIRMAN:
That is a political letter?
A:
No. Let me check and see I think I have some here.
(Witness searches through papers)
…
(Documents passed to Chairman)”
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During the course of the hearing, Ms. Janet Henry provided the Contractor General with the following
documents,
inter alia
, which were labelled as exhibits and also read into the formal record:
1.
Letter dated December 18, 2013, which was addressed to Mr. Alfred Graham, former Secretary
Manager and signed by Ms. Andrea Smith for Ms. Lisa Hanna, Member of Parliament.
2.
Letter dated December 17, 2013, which was addressed to Mr. Ivor Earle, former Superintendent,
Roads and Works, and signed by Mr. Ezekiel Russell for Ms. Lisa Hanna, Member of Parliament.
3.
Letter dated December 18, 2013, which was addressed to Mr. Alfred Graham, former Secretary
Manager and which was written on the letterhead of the Ms. Lisa Hanna, Member of Parliament.
Of note, the aforementioned letters are identical copies of the “Group Payment” letters referenced at
Appendix 3, 4, 5, and 6 and quoted verbatim in this report.
During the referenced hearing, Ms. Henry provided the OCG with a justification for the utilization of
“
Group Payments
” by the St. Ann Municipal Corporation. The following,
inter alia
, was stated:
“A: …
because of time we couldn’t make it up for every gang
leaders, so we were advised to do group payments
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Transcript of Hearing which was held on October 16, 2015, involving Ms. Janet Henry, pages 94-100.