REDACTED -IC Petrojam Investigation - Donations October 2019 final

Page 183 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 appointments to 274 public sector boards, committees, councils, commissions, authorities, panels, appeal tribunals approved by Cabinet for the period April 2016 to 2020. The DI notes that Dr. Andrew Wheatley was appointed as the Minister of Science, Energy and Technology on March 7, 2016. 154 i. Dr. Andrew Wheatley, MP and Mr. Richard Creary During the course of a hearing held on March 4, 2018, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, MP stated, inter alia , as follows: “ … Mr. Richard Creary, he is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party as myself … ” 155 (DI Emphasis) Mr. Richard Creary, former Director, Petrojam Limited, during the course of a hearing held on September 11, 2018, advised the DI of, inter alia , the following: “ Q: In relation now to the former Minister Andrew Wheatley, is there any personal relationship or affiliation with Dr Wheatley? A: It depends on what is considered a personal affiliation. I have known because we have served within the Jamaica Labour Party, we have served - at the time in 2003 we were both appointed Deputy Mayors at the time; we both became Mayors round about the same time. It is somebody I have known from that time. Q: So you had a collegial relationship then? 154 Accessed on April 3, 2019 a t https://www.mset.gov.jm/dr-hon-andrew-wheatley. 155 Transcript of hearing held on March 4, 2019 involving Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, MP. Page 11.