REDACTED 2 - IC Petrojam Investigation - Recruitment and Parties October 18, 2019 final
Page 18 of 486 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 (d) Travel related expenses to the Frankfurt Gas Forum in the amount of US$4,758.04. The ‘date of the visit’ was during the period December 13 to 14, 2017, and the reservation dates which were made by then Chairman Dr. Bahado- Singh were December 10- 17. Petrojam Limited reimbursed the Chairman on November 3, 2017 and the Chairman refunded Petrojam Limited on July 6, 2018. 54. There is no evidence that the amount of US$1,949.22 which had been reimbursed as travel related expenses in relation to Family Fun Day “ 6.12.17 ” and “ Petrojam 35 th Anniversary ”, and for which Petrojam Limited indicated that the Chairman did not attend, was refunded by Dr. Bahado-Singh. 55. The DI was advised by letter dated April 1, 2019, that Petrojam Limited was reimbursed funds in the amount of US$31,798.53 by Dr. Perceval Bahado-Singh for expenditure incurred by him which were either unauthorized or did not fall within the category of legitimate company business. 56. In all 27 instances in which a reimbursement was made by Petrojam Limited to Dr. Perceval Bahado-Singh, the approval of the former General Manager, Mr. Floyd Grindley was provided. 57. In the instances in which payments were made to Half Moon Jamaica and Rose Hall Development Limited for travel related expenditure associated with Dr. Perceval Bahado- Singh, the approval of the former General Manager, Mr. Floyd Grindley was provided. 58. In relation to the thirty-one (31) instances in which reimbursements were made to Dr. Perceval Bahado-Singh, and/or in relation to travel related expenditure associated with Dr. Bahado-Singh, the approval of the portfolio Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science Energy and Technology was only received once. This approval was received for
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