Paulwell questioned over $6m Petrojam donation
KINGSTON EAST and Port Royal Member of Parliament Phillip Paulwell has also featured in the report.
Camperdown High School received a donation of J$6 million to upgrade its sporting facility to a mini-stadium.
The request to Petrojam Limited for the donation to the school came from Paulwell.
According to the report, Paulwell advised the director of investigation that the letter he wrote “... was done on the advice of the then minister with responsibility for Petrojam Limited, Dr Andrew Wheatley”.
Valentine Bailey, principal of Camperdown High, told the director of investigation that no construction was undertaken to upgrade its sporting facility as the donation was not enough to commence the work.
Paulwell informed the director of investigation that only a portion of the donation to the school was expended to date and that the balance was held on an interestbearing account at the National Commercial Bank (NCB).
The amount reportedly spent was $1.76 million for the provision of surveying and architectural services.
The director of investigation said that he was not provided with any official banking records by Paulwell or Bailey to confirm the balance held on an interest-bearing account at NCB.