REDACTED -IC Petrojam Investigation - Donations October 2019 final

Page 178 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 Circumstances of Conflicts of Interest in the Donations by Petrojam Limited to Organisations/Institutions In furtherance of its Investigation, the DI sought to ascertain whether there were any instances of conflict of interest, nepotism, favouritism and cronyism in the grant of donations to organisations/institutions by Petrojam Limited. Upon a review of the documentary evidence within its possession, the DI notes the following: i. Homestead Primary School In the grant of a donation to the Homestead Primary School for the construction of two (2) classrooms, the Director of Investigation (DI) observed that Mr. Lionel Myrie, by way of an email correspondence dated April 4, 2017, communicated with Mr. Floyd Grindley by attaching several documents in relation to the referenced donation. By way of his response dated March 12, 2019, Mr. Lionel Myrie advised the DI that he is the Destination Manager, Tourism Product Development Co. Limited, Negril. He is also a Director at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica and served as the former Special Assistant to Dr. Andrew Wheatley, MP at the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology. Mr. Myrie is also the former G2K General Secretary. Mr. Myrie advised the DI that he plays no role, executes no function, and is not affiliated to Petrojam Limited. 148 Of note, Mr. Oswald Williams, Managing Director, Brighton Engineers Limited, the entity which was contracted to construct the two (2) classrooms at the Homestead Primary School, is the former Vice Chairman, Constituency Executive, North East St. Catherine Constituency. 148 Response dated March 12, 2019 which was addressed to the DI by Mr. Lionel Myrie. Response 2.