REDACTED -IC Petrojam Investigation - Donations October 2019 final

Page 80 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 At this juncture, the DI highlights that several representations were made in the media in relation to the donation made to the Sydenham Citizens Association by Petrojam Limited. Of concern was the involvement of Mr. Lionel Myrie, Director, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and former Special Assistant to Dr. Andrew Wheatley, MP. By way of a Jamaica Gleaner article dated May 14, 2019 and entitled “ PCJ Director Lionel Myrie Linked To Second $Multimillion Petrojam Donation ”, the following, inter alia , was indicated: “ The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has learned that Petroleum Corporation Jamaica (PCJ) director Lionel Myrie played a role in second multi-million dollar donation by the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam to citizens group in St Catherine. … The PAC had earlier learned that a performance audit of Petrojam, which was conducted by the Auditor General’s Department, found that Myrie also forwarded, on behalf of a citizens group identified as the Sydenham Citizens' Association, an email to the Grindley requesting a $9 million donation for a community project. This donation is the subject of an investigation by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency. During an appearance before the PAC today, Myrie acknowledged, that in both cases he was merely acting as a "courier ." … Myrie insisted that when he forwarded the emails to Grindley, he was not acting in his capacity as a PCJ