REDACTED -IC Petrojam Investigation - Donations October 2019 final

Page 146 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 Dr. Dwayne Vernon, Executive Director, Social Development Commission, in his response dated April 17, 2019, stated, inter alia , the following: “ I am aware of a request to the SDC by Petrojam Ltd. to implement a back to school assistance programme 3a. The SDC was approached to support a back to school initiative evidenced by email to myself date September 8 th , 2016 from the Chairman of PCJ, Mr. Russell Hadeed … The letter was copied to Mr. Winston Watson at Petrojam as well Mrs. Prudence Kidd- Deans, Board chairman of the SDC. Given that the SDC itself was implementing a programme to advance educational outcomes we welcomed the opportunity. … 5. Funds were sent directly to the SDC … dated August 7, 2017 … in the amount of $2,000,000 was received. … The payments for the book vouchers from the $2,000,000 book vouchers were primarily made in August and September please see copies of some invoices (evidence 5c2) ”. 119 The above referenced evidence labelled “5c2” included a document titled “ Social development Commission Special Projects Petrojam Back to School 2017 as at 31/03/2018 ”, which is attached hereto as Appendix 4, indicated that the St. Ann South West, St. Elizabeth South East, East Rural St. Andrew and the St. Catherine South East Constituencies were the beneficiaries of 119 Response dated April 17, 2019 which was addressed to Mr. David Grey, Director of Investigation, Integrity Commission from Dr. Dwayne Vernon, Executive Director, SDC. Responses 3-5.