REDACTED -IC Petrojam Investigation - Donations October 2019 final

Page 83 of 215 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 Uylett, in an exclusive interview with The Gleaner, revealed that the donation was requested through the constituency office of South Central St Catherine member of parliament and former energy minister, Dr Andrew Wheatley, to renovate the community centre. The Sydenham Citizens’ Association president revealed, too, that he did not submit an estimate to Petrojam of the work to be undertaken. “Petrojam made out a cheque to the tune of $9 million, which I deposited in the association’s account and subsequently made these withdrawals to purchase materials and pay workmen who were all from the community,” he said. Uylett said there was no supporting document for the payments because the workmen who renovated the community centre were paid in cash. Uylett insisted that members of the association knew about the donation and appeared baffled as to why they would say otherwise. “They all knew about this donation that was secured from Petrojam to carry out repairs to the community centre,” he underscored. “ The money was withdrawn and spent for a good cause. It was spent to tile the hall, do painting of the structure, put in solar panels and redo a wall that was not done properly, and do other work that was not included in the original contract,” he added.