REDACTED -IC Petrojam Investigation - Donations October 2019 final

Page 11 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 11. The request for donation from the McCooks Pen Citizens Association was emailed to Mr. Floyd Grindley, former General Manager, on April 4, 2017 by Mr. Lionel Myrie, Director, PCJ. 12. By way of a letter dated July 5, 2017, purportedly signed by a Ms. Charmaine White, McCook’s Pen Citizens Association informed Petrojam Limited that the Association was no longer in need of the solicited funding as they had received sponsorship elsewhere. 13. In an audio recording published by Nationwide News Network, on March 20, 2019, Ms. Charmaine White, McCook’s Pen Citizens Association, openly denied that she signed and sent a letter to Petrojam Limited cancelling the stated donation. 14. In a letter dated June 24, 2017, under the signature of Mr. Michael Uylett, President, Sydenham Citizens Association, the Association requested funding from Petrojam Limited to renovate a community centre. 15. Mr. Floyd Grindley requested of the Board of Directors, that the funds which were approved to be donated to the McCooks Pen Citizens Association, be repurposed for the renovation of the community centre as per the request of the Sydenham Citizens Association. 16. Mr. Michael Uylett advised the DI that the Sydenham Citizens Association received the donation of J$9,000,000.00 from Petrojam Limited and that it was utilised for the renovation of the Sydenham Community Centre access point. 17. Mr. Keith Codner, representative, Sydenham Citizens Association, who was identified by Mr. Michael Uylett as a co-signee on the withdrawal slips, could not recall withdrawals slips in the amount of $900,000.00 to withdraw the said amount from the account of the Sydenham Citizens Association.