REDACTED -IC Petrojam Investigation - Donations October 2019 final

Page 112 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 The HR Social Sub-Committee, under the signature of Mr. Harold Malcolm endorsed the donation on January 18, 2018, while the Chairman, Mr. Perceval Bahado-Singh approved the donation on January 19, 2018. By way of a letter dated February 19, 2018, Mr. Floyd Grindley, former General Manager, Petrojam Limited, informed Dr. Cliff Riley, General Manager, Scientific Research Council, that the referenced donation was approved. The following, inter alia , was stated: “ RE: Approval of Human Capacity Project Your proposed program aimed at strengthening human capacity in Data processing, analyses and reporting was received and reviewed by my team. We are happy to inform you that the proposal received positive feedback and as such was approved for implementation within the stipulated time line. We also note the inclusion of members of the Petrojam team in the capacity building activities and trust that the selected staff to be trained as proposed will impact positively on our operations. As we move forward with the project we kindly request that the curriculum to be implemented be shared with my team and a full report provided to the Petrojam Limited upon completion of the project .” 85 (DI Emphasis) Mr. Floyd Grindley, the then General Manager, Petrojam Limited, by way of a response dated July 23, 2019, stated, inter alia , the following in relation to the donation in the amount of US$60,000.00 which was made by Petrojam Limited to the Scientific Research Council: “ I recall in 2018 that Petrojam did in fact donate to SRC, however, I am not in possession of my records 85 Letter dated February 19, 2018, from Mr. Floyd Grindley, former General Manager, Petrojam Limited to Dr. Cliff Riley, General Manager, Scientific Research Council.