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Page 82 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 into the account with a $900,000 transaction on August 3. There was another one the following day. After a five-day break, there were three withdrawals on August 9 at the same teller. Two withdrawals on August 16 preceded the final two transactions on August 24. Acting chief financial officer at Petrojam, Carlene Evans, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that the $9-million sponsorship cheque was made out to the Sydenham Citizens’ Association and later encashed. “I can confirm that the cheque for Sydenham was actually negotiated,” Evans told lawmakers on the PAC on April 2. MEMBERS RESIGNED The donation hung like a cloud over a meeting of the association’s executive on Sunday, with some members distancing themselves from the $9-million deposit. Others resigned from the executive of the nearly 50-year-old association after claiming that they were not getting answers about the deposit and withdrawals from president Michael Uylett, who now resides overseas. “ We know nothing about this donation, and the members of this association deserve clarity on how this $9 million got into the account in the first place and for what purpose it was spent,” declared Vice-president Errol Williamson .