Documents obtained by this newspaper show that Warner wrote to contractors and other business interests in his official capacity as Minister of Works and Infrastructure asking them to make generous donations to a private company in which he once held an interest and in which one of his employees, Joanne Mora is a controlling shareholder and managing director. Warner, according to correspondence obtained by the Sunday Express, wrote to wealthy business interests, including contracting tycoon Junior Sammy on November 29, 2011, asking for contributions to help pay for a planned Ministry of Works Christmas party on December 20, 2011 at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya. He called on business stakeholders to make generous donations to a bank account at RBC held in the name of JLM Quality Services Ltd, a private company in which he was a director up to October 31, 2007. He cited the “generous contributions” made the previous year and requested, in the single page letter signed, “Jack Warner, Minister” on an official Ministry of Works and Infrastructure letterhead that: “I am once again asking for your help to make this year’s celebrations just as memorable, or even more so than last year’s. The total cost of the event is $1.9 million.” More than $9.5 million was paid into the account over a 17-month period stretching from August 3, 2010 to December 8, 2011, according to bank statements seen by this reporter.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 10:40:50 +0000
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