REDACTED -IC Petrojam Investigation - Donations October 2019 final

Page 157 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 Secondly, the then Chairman requested that the company provide a favorable response for the necessary approvals …” 129 (DI Emphasis) Verification of the Receipt of Donation The DI by way of a requisition to Mrs. Glascine McCormack- Lazarus, Principal, St. Mary Technical High School on February 26, 2019, sought to ascertain, inter alia , whether the entity was in receipt of the donation, as well as evidence of whether the funds were utilized in relation to its intended purpose. Mrs. McCormack –Lazarus in her response which was dated April 24, 2019, stated, inter alia , the following: “ # 1) … I was aware of a request made by the St. Mary Technical High School to Petrojam Ltd. as a contribution in support of retrofitting a Chemistry Laboratory. a) The Councillor for the Division in which the school falls informed us that a facility existed for the school to benefit from Petrojam Ltd. to refurbish the Chemistry Laboratory, to the tune of 1.8 million dollars. … #2 a) The Bursar, Ms. Julan Wray as one of the accounting and accountable persons, received a cheque valuing $1.845,653.58 in support of retrofitting the Chemistry Laboratory, on behalf of the St. Mary Technical High School. b) The cheque detailing the amount was received on July 31, 2017. 129 Response dated July 23, 2019 which was addressed to the DI by Mr. Floyd Grindley, former General Manager, Petrojam Limited. Response 22.