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Page 17 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 42. Professor the Hon. Errol Morrison informed the DI that the University Diabetes Outreach Programme received a donation in the amount of J$1,294,583.00 from Petrojam Limited as contribution towards its 2017 University Diabetes Outreach Programme. Professor Morrison provided the DI with a table which detailed a list of the expenditure for the said conference. Of note, Professor Morrison did not provide any documentation to corroborate his representations. North East Regional Health Authority 43. The request to Petrojam Limited for a contribution from the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) towards the purchase of one (1) incubator at a cost of $1,200,000.00 for the Annotto Bay Hospital, was signed by Mr. Tyrone Robinson, Chairman, NERHA. 44. Petrojam Limited donated the amount of J$1,200,000.00 to NERHA for the purchase of one (1) incubator for the Annotto Bay Hospital. 45. A document entitled “ NORTH EAST HEALTH AUTHORITY Procurement Department – Approval Form ” indicated that on March 17, 2017, NERHA received a Quotation from Medical Link Limited for the cost of one (1) incubator in the amount of J$578,290.00. Ms. Fabia Lamm, Regional Director, NERHA, informed the DI that the incubator was procured from Medical Link Limited at a cost of J$578,290.00. 46. NERHA was aware that the cost to purchase one (1) incubator was J$578,290.00 prior to its March 30, 2017, letter to Petrojam Limited requesting a donation of J$1,200,000.00 for the purchase of one (1) incubator.