REDACTED -IC Petrojam Investigation - Donations October 2019 final

Page 6 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 In response, Minister Wheatley said he was unable to provide details about the specific employment arrangements of various employees at Petrojam. But Minister Wheatley said that’s among areas to be covered in an ongoing audit at the entity .” 2 Having regard to aforementioned allegations, the DI’s Investigation primarily sought to determine, inter alia , (a) the veracity of the allegations concerning acts of irregularity, impropriety, conflict of interest, corruption, nepotism and favouritism and whether same were in breach of the procurement guidelines, as well as other applicable Government of Jamaica (GoJ) laws and/or policies; (b) the circumstances in which Petrojam Limited made donations to various causes and community-based organisations for the period 2016 to 2018; and (c) whether the process(es) employed by Petrojam Limited in donations which were made to certain causes/organisations was/were devoid of irregularity and impropriety. The foregoing objectives formed the basis of the Investigation’s Terms of Reference which were developed in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 6 and 33 of the Integrity Commission Act. During the period August 20, 2018 to March 4, 2019, a total of eight (8) persons were summoned to appear before the Director of Investigation to give evidence pursuant to Section 48 of the Integrity Commission Act. A total of twenty-six (26) statutory requisitions were also dispatched by the DI to certain officers and officials at Petrojam Limited and other persons deemed pertinent to the DI’s Investigation. 2 Accessed on May 21, 2019 at http://nationwideradiojm.com/energy-minister-responds-to-opposition-claims-of- corruption-at-petrojam/