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IC questions 3 former employees about McDonald
Renuka Singh
Published:
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Fresh evidence presented to the Integrity Commission has prompted it to reopen an investigation into People’s National Movement Chief Whip Marlene McDonald.
The Integrity Commission has not responded to e-mailed questions seeking confirmation, but the Sunday Guardian received information from three former employees who have already been summoned and interviewed by the commission over the past week. The three worked with McDonald during her tenure as minister of Community Development from 2007 to 2010.
The investigation, based on the questions posed to the three former employees, seemed to be centered on the money donated to the Calabar Foundation, the Waterwheel Foundation, McEachrane Rental and Transport, and allegations that a relative was listed and paid as a ministerial driver, though he was living out of the country at the time of that contract.
Calabar Foundation, a non-profit organisation, lists McDonald’s common-law husband Michael Carew, his brother Lennox Carew and Victor McEachrane among its directors.
McEachrane is also the owner of McEachrane Transport and Rentals, which received million-dollar contracts for the construction of community centres under McDonald’s tenure.
The Sunday Guardian also received copies of some of the new documents submitted to the commission, including one letter which the former employees said caught the Integrity Commission’s eye.
Back in December, when the Sunday Guardian first broke news of the McDonald investigation, she had denied knowing that her common-law husband was involved in Calabar and, in subsequent media reports, went further in denying knowledge of the Calabar Foundation.
However, one document has been presented to the Integrity Commission which contradicts that public statement.
In 2009, McDonald granted same day approval of a $65,000 payment to Calabar Foundation for the hosting of a Christmas/End-of-Year function for senior citizens in the La Brea/Point Fortin area. Calabar Foundation did not have a registered office then, but carried a PO Box located in Arima and a mobile phone contact. That letter requested $75,000.
One year later, when the Government changed, a company under the same name but a different address applied to the new minister for a similar event requesting $40,000. Only $3,000 was granted.
Package details
Part of the package of documents sent to the Integrity Commission includes copies of the cheque collection form which is signed by everyone collecting cheques from the ministry. The highlighted pages include the signatures of Michael Carew and Victor McEachrane and messenger Brent Low.
Low collected two cheques on the same day, one for $200,000 and the other for $375,000. Both were issued in the name of Calabar Foundation. While the $375,000 cheque has already been ventilated in the media, further investigation by the Sunday Guardian has uncovered little information on the $200,000 payment to Calabar Foundation.
Marlene: I have no idea
McDonald has maintained her innocence in this matter. In an interview during the parliamentary tea break on Friday, McDonald said she was not aware that the investigation had been reopened. McDonald has already faced allegations of breaches to the Integrity in Public Life Act (ILPA) but was cleared by the commission by letter dated December 23, 2013.
“I am not aware of any investigation,” McDonald said.
When asked about the $62,000 difference in approved payments to Calabar Foundation, McDonald said every minister has his own way of running a ministry. McDonald, who defended her payments to Calabar Foundation last December, reiterated that a minister is guided by a permanent secretary. At the time McDonald was minister, Angela Jack was the PS and Hermia Tyson-Cuffie worked as deputy PS.
Jack, who was interviewed back in December, had said then that she could not recall granting any approval for Calabar but noted that signatures were often affixed to cheques electronically.
During a short interview last week Saturday at the PNM candidates retreat, McDonald said she did not know why she was being “targeted” but had a very good idea of who was leading the charge against her. She also said during her tenure, she granted approvals for community events for MPs who were not government ministers.
“It does not matter who it is making the request, I have granted money to others. Why would I check to see who is everyone I am giving money to? That does not make sense,” she said.
“I would advise you to treat that very carefully,” McDonald said.
Background
Back in December, a secret group named TnT Whistleblower, claiming to be supportive of the PNM, e-mailed party leader Dr Keith Rowley threatening to go public with a series of allegations against McDonald.
It was also revealed then that the matter had been submitted to the Integrity Commission.
Shortly after that information became public, the PNM produced a letter from the commission clearing McDonald.
McDonald also denied any knowledge of Calabar or that her common-law husband was associated with the organisation.
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2015-04- ... t-mcdonald
UML wrote:IC questions 3 former employees about McDonald
Renuka Singh
Published:
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Fresh evidence presented to the Integrity Commission has prompted it to reopen an investigation into People’s National Movement Chief Whip Marlene McDonald.
The Integrity Commission has not responded to e-mailed questions seeking confirmation, but the Sunday Guardian received information from three former employees who have already been summoned and interviewed by the commission over the past week. The three worked with McDonald during her tenure as minister of Community Development from 2007 to 2010.
The investigation, based on the questions posed to the three former employees, seemed to be centered on the money donated to the Calabar Foundation, the Waterwheel Foundation, McEachrane Rental and Transport, and allegations that a relative was listed and paid as a ministerial driver, though he was living out of the country at the time of that contract.
Calabar Foundation, a non-profit organisation, lists McDonald’s common-law husband Michael Carew, his brother Lennox Carew and Victor McEachrane among its directors.
McEachrane is also the owner of McEachrane Transport and Rentals, which received million-dollar contracts for the construction of community centres under McDonald’s tenure.
The Sunday Guardian also received copies of some of the new documents submitted to the commission, including one letter which the former employees said caught the Integrity Commission’s eye.
Back in December, when the Sunday Guardian first broke news of the McDonald investigation, she had denied knowing that her common-law husband was involved in Calabar and, in subsequent media reports, went further in denying knowledge of the Calabar Foundation.
However, one document has been presented to the Integrity Commission which contradicts that public statement.
In 2009, McDonald granted same day approval of a $65,000 payment to Calabar Foundation for the hosting of a Christmas/End-of-Year function for senior citizens in the La Brea/Point Fortin area. Calabar Foundation did not have a registered office then, but carried a PO Box located in Arima and a mobile phone contact. That letter requested $75,000.
One year later, when the Government changed, a company under the same name but a different address applied to the new minister for a similar event requesting $40,000. Only $3,000 was granted.
Package details
Part of the package of documents sent to the Integrity Commission includes copies of the cheque collection form which is signed by everyone collecting cheques from the ministry. The highlighted pages include the signatures of Michael Carew and Victor McEachrane and messenger Brent Low.
Low collected two cheques on the same day, one for $200,000 and the other for $375,000. Both were issued in the name of Calabar Foundation. While the $375,000 cheque has already been ventilated in the media, further investigation by the Sunday Guardian has uncovered little information on the $200,000 payment to Calabar Foundation.
Marlene: I have no idea
McDonald has maintained her innocence in this matter. In an interview during the parliamentary tea break on Friday, McDonald said she was not aware that the investigation had been reopened. McDonald has already faced allegations of breaches to the Integrity in Public Life Act (ILPA) but was cleared by the commission by letter dated December 23, 2013.
“I am not aware of any investigation,” McDonald said.
When asked about the $62,000 difference in approved payments to Calabar Foundation, McDonald said every minister has his own way of running a ministry. McDonald, who defended her payments to Calabar Foundation last December, reiterated that a minister is guided by a permanent secretary. At the time McDonald was minister, Angela Jack was the PS and Hermia Tyson-Cuffie worked as deputy PS.
Jack, who was interviewed back in December, had said then that she could not recall granting any approval for Calabar but noted that signatures were often affixed to cheques electronically.
During a short interview last week Saturday at the PNM candidates retreat, McDonald said she did not know why she was being “targeted” but had a very good idea of who was leading the charge against her. She also said during her tenure, she granted approvals for community events for MPs who were not government ministers.
“It does not matter who it is making the request, I have granted money to others. Why would I check to see who is everyone I am giving money to? That does not make sense,” she said.
“I would advise you to treat that very carefully,” McDonald said.
Background
Back in December, a secret group named TnT Whistleblower, claiming to be supportive of the PNM, e-mailed party leader Dr Keith Rowley threatening to go public with a series of allegations against McDonald.
It was also revealed then that the matter had been submitted to the Integrity Commission.
Shortly after that information became public, the PNM produced a letter from the commission clearing McDonald.
McDonald also denied any knowledge of Calabar or that her common-law husband was associated with the organisation.
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2015-04- ... t-mcdonald
Housewives building HDC houses aka Franklyn Khan,Chairman of the PNM, wife!
Transport companies building Community Centres
zoom rader wrote:UML wrote:IC questions 3 former employees about McDonald
Renuka Singh
Published:
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Fresh evidence presented to the Integrity Commission has prompted it to reopen an investigation into People’s National Movement Chief Whip Marlene McDonald.
The Integrity Commission has not responded to e-mailed questions seeking confirmation, but the Sunday Guardian received information from three former employees who have already been summoned and interviewed by the commission over the past week. The three worked with McDonald during her tenure as minister of Community Development from 2007 to 2010.
The investigation, based on the questions posed to the three former employees, seemed to be centered on the money donated to the Calabar Foundation, the Waterwheel Foundation, McEachrane Rental and Transport, and allegations that a relative was listed and paid as a ministerial driver, though he was living out of the country at the time of that contract.
Calabar Foundation, a non-profit organisation, lists McDonald’s common-law husband Michael Carew, his brother Lennox Carew and Victor McEachrane among its directors.
McEachrane is also the owner of McEachrane Transport and Rentals, which received million-dollar contracts for the construction of community centres under McDonald’s tenure.
The Sunday Guardian also received copies of some of the new documents submitted to the commission, including one letter which the former employees said caught the Integrity Commission’s eye.
Back in December, when the Sunday Guardian first broke news of the McDonald investigation, she had denied knowing that her common-law husband was involved in Calabar and, in subsequent media reports, went further in denying knowledge of the Calabar Foundation.
However, one document has been presented to the Integrity Commission which contradicts that public statement.
In 2009, McDonald granted same day approval of a $65,000 payment to Calabar Foundation for the hosting of a Christmas/End-of-Year function for senior citizens in the La Brea/Point Fortin area. Calabar Foundation did not have a registered office then, but carried a PO Box located in Arima and a mobile phone contact. That letter requested $75,000.
One year later, when the Government changed, a company under the same name but a different address applied to the new minister for a similar event requesting $40,000. Only $3,000 was granted.
Package details
Part of the package of documents sent to the Integrity Commission includes copies of the cheque collection form which is signed by everyone collecting cheques from the ministry. The highlighted pages include the signatures of Michael Carew and Victor McEachrane and messenger Brent Low.
Low collected two cheques on the same day, one for $200,000 and the other for $375,000. Both were issued in the name of Calabar Foundation. While the $375,000 cheque has already been ventilated in the media, further investigation by the Sunday Guardian has uncovered little information on the $200,000 payment to Calabar Foundation.
Marlene: I have no idea
McDonald has maintained her innocence in this matter. In an interview during the parliamentary tea break on Friday, McDonald said she was not aware that the investigation had been reopened. McDonald has already faced allegations of breaches to the Integrity in Public Life Act (ILPA) but was cleared by the commission by letter dated December 23, 2013.
“I am not aware of any investigation,” McDonald said.
When asked about the $62,000 difference in approved payments to Calabar Foundation, McDonald said every minister has his own way of running a ministry. McDonald, who defended her payments to Calabar Foundation last December, reiterated that a minister is guided by a permanent secretary. At the time McDonald was minister, Angela Jack was the PS and Hermia Tyson-Cuffie worked as deputy PS.
Jack, who was interviewed back in December, had said then that she could not recall granting any approval for Calabar but noted that signatures were often affixed to cheques electronically.
During a short interview last week Saturday at the PNM candidates retreat, McDonald said she did not know why she was being “targeted” but had a very good idea of who was leading the charge against her. She also said during her tenure, she granted approvals for community events for MPs who were not government ministers.
“It does not matter who it is making the request, I have granted money to others. Why would I check to see who is everyone I am giving money to? That does not make sense,” she said.
“I would advise you to treat that very carefully,” McDonald said.
Background
Back in December, a secret group named TnT Whistleblower, claiming to be supportive of the PNM, e-mailed party leader Dr Keith Rowley threatening to go public with a series of allegations against McDonald.
It was also revealed then that the matter had been submitted to the Integrity Commission.
Shortly after that information became public, the PNM produced a letter from the commission clearing McDonald.
McDonald also denied any knowledge of Calabar or that her common-law husband was associated with the organisation.
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2015-04- ... t-mcdonald
Housewives building HDC houses aka Franklyn Khan,Chairman of the PNM, wife!
Transport companies building Community Centres
How much time I tell allyuh never trust smiling PNM injuns.
Same applies to big bottom female PNM injuns on the campaign trail.
UML wrote:"Contingency Fund" the THA's Slush Fund.
yet they complain when the PPG highlight the PNMs hypocrisy when they compared their corrupt acts. Baker: THA not using money to benefit isle
Yvonne Baboolal
Published:
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Minister of Tobago Development Delmond Baker aroused the ire of PNM Senator Shamfa Cudjoe in the Senate yesterday when he accused the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) of siphoning off millions of dollars of its allocation from Central Government into election road-paving exercises, contingency funds and even a bank account.
Baker, who made his second appearance in the Senate yesterday, was speaking during a motion on a Review of the Regional Health Authorities of Trinidad and Tobago brought by Independent Senator Dr Victor Wheeler.
He said the THA received close to $2 billion every year from Central Government to run its affairs but the delivery of health care remained a problem.
Baker said for six months there were only two ambulances in the sister isle.
He also said, to date, a damning report on the Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) in relation to the death of Leciana Sheppard while giving birth at the Scarborough Hospital in October last year had not been released.
Baker questioned the THA’s usual cry that it did not get enough money from the Government.
He said some $600 million was allocated annually to the TRHA but questioned whether citizens were benefiting from this.
Baker said for the last five years, $100 million from the THA’s annual allocation had been kept and placed into a contingency fund.
Another $10 million was taken out and banked in a private account.
He said with the impending general election later this year, there was a flurry of road-paving projects in Tobago West, which he would be contesting.
Cudjoe began her presentation by saying when Baker walked through the door she was very pleased since he was a medical doctor who worked with the TRHA.
Her pleasure soon turned to vexation when Baker began to “cast all kinds of aspersions” on the PNM-controlled THA.
She avoided addressing the Sheppard investigation and other issues, however, saying they were before the court and it was, therefore, subjudice, to talk about them.
She said using funds for election projects had been going on in Tobago since the time of former MP and prime minister Arthur NR Robinson and before.
As for saving in contingency funds, the THA had to do this because it did not benefit from IDB loans to develop the island.
Cudjoe focused her attack on Baker himself, saying he would not win Tobago since the people there were very clear about what was happening.
“We don’t have to spend a cent to win,” Cudjoe said.
Baker, she said, on the other hand, did not seem to know whether he was with the Tobago Forwards or the Tobago Organisation of the People, led by Ashworth Jack.
Baker, she said, had been handing out grants to churches and youth groups.
At this point, Transport Minister Devant Maharaj shot up appealing for the Vice-President’s intervention.
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2015-04- ... nefit-isle
Christlyn calls for THA audit
Tuesday, May 5 2015
TOBAGO Forwards interim leader, Christlyn Moore, yesterday called for a forensic audit of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) whom she accused of a financial irresponsibility unworthy of the sister’s isle’s aspirations to self-governance.
Alleging billions of dollars worth of financial mismanagement, she said the country will not buy in to Tobago self-government if Tobagonians cannot account for public funds. Moore alleged the non-existence of the requisite financial rules mandated by the THA Act, and said Auditor General reports on the THA are eight years late. She alleged an “alarming trend” in such reports for 2003 to 2006, including the fate of unspent balances lodged into a contingency fund, during a press conference at Radisson Hotel, Port-of- Spain. For 2003, some $33 million could not be verified due to a lack of documentation and $12 million was used for unauthorised payment. In 2004, $89 million was withdrawn without authority and $39 million spent contrary to the THA Act. For 2005, some $30 million in allegedly unspent monies could not be verified due to no documentation. Moore, a former Justice Minister, alleged, “The contingency fund appears to be a slush fund where money is paid in never to be seen again.”
She alleged differences between “actual” and “stated” divisional expenditure was $3 million in 2003, $14 million in 2004 and $15 million in 2005. For fixed assets she alleged $74 million and $131 million in discrepancies between the THA and Auditor General’s data respectively for 2003 and 2005. Moore alleged that from 2000 to 2012, the THA reported some $18 billion in revenues and $16.7 billion in expenditure, giving some $1.9 billion in unspent balances. Further, she said the Auditor General reports show “extensive unathorised incursions” into that account each year, contrary to the THA Act and the Constitution.
Moore bemoaned that the Auditor General in evey year under review cannot say if the financial statements truly portrays the THA’s status, and so cannot say if there has been a misuse of funds. Moore urged an immediate forensic investigation into the THA, an institutional strengthening and capacity-building of the THA’s officers, amending the THA Act to get Financial Rules, and the immediate resignation of Chief Secretary, Orville London.
http://newsday.co.tt/politics/0,210710.html
‘No Town and Country approvals for Las Alturas’
By \\\\\ Camille Hunte camille.hunte@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: May 7, 2015 at 9:12 PM ECT
Story Updated: May 7, 2015 at 9:12 PM ECT
port of spain
The now condemned Las Alturas towers were built without the necessary Town and Country Planning Division (TCPD) approvals according to TCPD acting assistant director Clyde Watch.
Watch testified yesterday before the Las Alturas Commission of Enquiry at the Caribbean Court of Justice, Port of Spain.
Led in evidence by instructing attorney Alvin Pariagsingh, Watch testified that the TCPD had only granted approval for the original plan which included an open recreational area.
The condemned buildings, H and I, were eventually built in that open space which prior evidence showed had developed a large longditudinal crack due to land instability.
Watch said it was in keeping with policy to have recreational areas in developments such as these and that TCPD had not granted approval for the construction of buildings in this area.
“You need to have planning permission prior to starting any development,” he said.
Asked if permission was granted by TCPD for any other construction plan than the original, Watch said he had not seen any information on record to suggest so.
Furthermore, he said, any major deviation from the approved plan would require a new application to be submitted.
“If the change is materially significant, a new application would have to be made.”
Watch said the construction of the two buildings in the recreational area would be considered “materially significant” yet there was no resubmission of plans for approval.
However, Watch said, once TCPD approval is granted it was the responsibility of the relevant regional corporation to ensure that the conditions are followed, which would in this case be the San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation.
Also testifying yesterday was former Housing Development Corporation (HDC) senior project manager Reynold Patrick.
Patrick told the commission that despite the HDC engaging the consultancy services of Civil Engineering Management and Services Ltd (CEMAS), he had not seen any contract between CEMAS and HDC. He said he was concerned about this.
“I felt that if we had consultants assigned to projects, I wanted them to find a way to formalise whatever those arrangements were with the employer.”
Counsel for the commission Pamela Elder SC revealed that contracts were only forwarded for the signature of the HDC managing director in 2008, two years after CEMAS was retained.
Patrick said this was not proper.
Civil engineer Steve Kistow also gave evidence in yesterday’s proceedings. The enquiry continues today.
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UML wrote:[b]‘om/news/-No-Town-and-Country-approvals-for-Las-Alturas-303015561.html
Just like the Brian Lara Stadium - Tarouba
De Dragon wrote:Wasn't the THA also downgraded by Moody's? due to their close links with Trinidad?
Rowley exposes new e-mails
By Anna Ramdass anna.ramdass@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: May 8, 2015 at 5:44 AM ECT
Story Updated: May 8, 2015 at 5:44 AM ECT
ON THE heels of being suspended from Parliament over Emailgate, Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley last night exposed more e-mails.
This time he has shown new e-mails which allege that $60 million was transferred from First Citizens bank to three foreign banks.
Speaking at a People’s National Movement (PNM) meeting in Arima, Rowley said he received a string of e-mails from a whistleblower who was concerned about the status of investigations into this matter.
The money, said Rowley, was transferred from the account of the National Energy Corporation (NEC) to banks in the United States and Dubai and to an attorney’s office in Antigua.
The e-mails Rowley had in his possession detailed the transaction amounts and the dates—the transfers took place in September 2011.
Rowley said NEC lawyers picked it up and investigations were started.
He said another e-mail purported to have come from Interpol where requests were sent to security officials in Antigua and Dubai asking for information and assistance in the investigation.
Rowley said there were three separate unauthorised wire transfers and one of the e-mails drew it to his attention that no action has been taken against the perpetrators.
These e-mails, said Rowley, will never get into the Parliament under the present Government.
He noted that Finance Minister Larry Howai was in charge of FIrst Citizens at the time when the unauthorised transactions were said to have taken place.
Redman wrote:UML wrote:‘om/news/-No-Town-and-Country-approvals-for-Las-Alturas-303015561.html
Just like the Brian Lara Stadium - Tarouba
Yet this upstanding govt -in the presence of all that corruption has not one conviction to show for ALL that malfeasance that took place.
Thats like what they did with the drug trade-[b]kill the interdiction,kill the intelligence and belatedly after 5 years make steps to replace.
So dont solve the problem..allow to happen to our benefit...and then try to get political points late in the game-
. Also how did we interdict drug traffickers pre-OPV?. Again are we to believe that the OPV's were to be the magic bullet for the drug trade?Redman wrote:So here we go again....and this is outside Parliament.....
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Row ... 42111.htmlRowley exposes new e-mails
By Anna Ramdass anna.ramdass@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: May 8, 2015 at 5:44 AM ECT
Story Updated: May 8, 2015 at 5:44 AM ECT
ON THE heels of being suspended from Parliament over Emailgate, Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley last night exposed more e-mails.
This time he has shown new e-mails which allege that $60 million was transferred from First Citizens bank to three foreign banks.
Speaking at a People’s National Movement (PNM) meeting in Arima, Rowley said he received a string of e-mails from a whistleblower who was concerned about the status of investigations into this matter.
The money, said Rowley, was transferred from the account of the National Energy Corporation (NEC) to banks in the United States and Dubai and to an attorney’s office in Antigua.
The e-mails Rowley had in his possession detailed the transaction amounts and the dates—the transfers took place in September 2011.
Rowley said NEC lawyers picked it up and investigations were started.
He said another e-mail purported to have come from Interpol where requests were sent to security officials in Antigua and Dubai asking for information and assistance in the investigation.
Rowley said there were three separate unauthorised wire transfers and one of the e-mails drew it to his attention that no action has been taken against the perpetrators.
These e-mails, said Rowley, will never get into the Parliament under the present Government.
He noted that Finance Minister Larry Howai was in charge of FIrst Citizens at the time when the unauthorised transactions were said to have taken place.
De Dragon wrote:Redman wrote:UML wrote:‘om/news/-No-Town-and-Country-approvals-for-Las-Alturas-303015561.html
Just like the Brian Lara Stadium - Tarouba
Yet this upstanding govt -in the presence of all that corruption has not one conviction to show for ALL that malfeasance that took place.
Thats like what they did with the drug trade-[b]kill the interdiction,kill the intelligence and belatedly after 5 years make steps to replace.
So dont solve the problem..allow to happen to our benefit...and then try to get political points late in the game-
Yeah cuz KPB, Winston Dookeran and yes even Dr. Rowley were pushers
Corruption Allegations Against The PNM 2002-2010
1. Nepotism, Patrick Manning making his wife Hazel Manning a Minister
2. Planting Missiles and Cocaine in MP Sadiq Baksh Water Tank
3. Granting Brian Manning a Gun License in 24 hours and disregarding all rules and procedures
4. Giving Brian Manning $9 million for a basketball competition ……(Has it start yet?)
5. The scandal and embarrassment of the $2 million legacy flag
6. $50 million dollars Boat that never Float
7. $45 million secret skullarship fund
8. John Rahael as Minister of Agriculture lease a house and parcel of land belonging to Caroni 1975 Ltd. To his sister
9. John Rahael as Minister of Health give his sons the contract to provide drugs for the CDAP programme
10. Penelope Beckles father got CEPEP contracts while she was an MP
11. Barry Sinanan law firm get government briefs while he was speaker of the house
12. Patrick Manning rented a house from Lenny Saith brother for $38,000 per month while the Palace was building
13. Jerry Narace Company got the contract to provide insurance for T&TEC
14. Kerwyn Garcia, husband of Christine Kangaloo, gets $530,000.brief from government
15. PNM Chairman Franklyn Khan wife get a $60 million contract days before the 2010 election
16. $5 million worth of materials from the Tobago Hospital went to develop Dr. Keith Rowley wife private project
17. Robinson-Regis husband $50,000 per month job at WASA
18. Tobago Hospital going from $136 million to over $800 million in overrun
19. Tarouba Stadium going from $275 million to over $1 billion in overrun
20. Patrick Manning call to the Marabella Police Station demanding his driver be released
21. Cocaine found in diplomatic pouch
22. Patrick Manning $240 million Palace with $3 million drapes
23. Calder Hart$368 million contract to his brother-in-law
24. $2 billion summit of no return
25. Camille Robinson-Regis credit card scandal
26. Maco Manning SIA spying on law abiding citizen
27. $650 million incomplete Legal Affairs Tower
28. $700 million incomplete Chancery Lane Complex
29. $500 million incomplete South Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA)
30. $576Million Rapid Rail feasibility study scandal
31. Dustbin Terrorist a.k.a Mr. Big still at large
32. Bombardier jet joyride
33. A condo for the Profitess/Prophetess at UTT
34. $30 million mystery Guanapo church
35. $30 Million Bamboo Networks Scandal
36. EMBD Chairman Uthara Rao using $400,000 of taxpayers’ money to pay for sexual harassment claims
37. Manning/Bakr Land Deal for Election support
38. Manning giving CJ Sat Sharma an ultimatum to “resign or else”
39. Former PNM Tresurer Andre Monteil Scandalous $110 million HMB Shares
40. T&TEC Street Lighting Scandal
41. $1.8 billion overrun on Waterfront Project
42. Shaw Park Tobago Cultural Center $600 Million overrun and 8 years late
43. Karen Nunez-Tesheira conflict of interest when she withdrew her monies from CLICO
44. Udecott Calder Hart scandal
45. Patrick Manning bolting into a Radio Station demanding 2 announcers be fired
46. Petrotrin $12 billion world GTL, Scandal
47. Making former murder accused David "Buffy" Millard coordinator of a $250 million NHA refurbishing project
48. Appointed Mark Guerra as national adviser to the URP
49. $50 Million Blimp that always Limp
50. $500,000 Skullarship grant to Louis Lee Sing daughter-in-law, Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing
51. Radio License for Louis Lee Sing in 24 hours
52. $55,000 bribery to the former occupants of the Guanapo Church Land
53. Cleaver Heights $10 million attempted fraud
54. Patrick Manning calling Tobago Police Station and ordering 4 Bajan fishermen be released
55. Discrimination against Feroza Ramjohn, Ganga Persad Kissoon and Harridath Mahara
56. Discrimination against the Maha Saba Radio License
57. Rushed to bailout their financier CLICO with billions of taxpayers money
58. “Female” Minister calling the Point Fortin Police Station demanding her son be released after he was caught in a drug bust with 2 Venezuelans
59. Calder Hart as NIB Chairman buying back the $110 million HMB Shares for $130 Million giving former PNM Tresurer Andre Monteil a $20 Million profit
60. $126 Million Broadgate Place Tower Scandal
61. Chaguanas Corporation Administrative Complex—$10 million over-budget and 24 months' delay;
62. Government campus, Legal Affairs Towers—$300 million over-budget
63. Ministry of Education Towers—$300 million over budget
64. NAPA (PoS)—$234 million over-budget
65. NAPA (San Fernando)—$238 million over-budget
66. Beverly Hills Housing—$106 million over-budget
67. Three questionable payments to Bouygues days before the Election, payments were made on May 14 ($3.6 million), May 14 ($10 million) and May 19 ($5 million)
68. Sunway Construction $300 million quarry contract Scandal
69. $100 million to fix shoddy work done EMBD with Water pipes and Electricity together
70. $150 Million to repair poorly constructed houses under Dr. Rowley watch
71. The closure of Caroni 1975 Ltd. And Destruction of Thousands of Lives who depended on Caroni to feed their family
72. Auditor-Generals Report stated $1.6 billion spent on CEPEP between 2002-2007 with lack of accountability
73. How was Landate reclassified from agricultural lands to lands for residential use and where the money came from to build that development project?
74. Tobago Financial Complex $81 million cost overrun
75. Tobago Library $80 million cost overrun
76. Patrick Manning use of a licence plate bearing the nation's Coat of Arms on the Prime Minister car.
77. DAWI Services Ltd ( Dane Wilson ) awarded $4 Million to construct Bagatelle Community Center. NO CENTER BUILT!
78. DAWI Services Ltd ( Dane Wilson ) awarded $250,000.00 Cocorite project. Wall COLLAPSE
79. $375,000 Cheque paid to a Ghost NGO belongs to the Common Law husband ofMarlene McDonald
A Careful check will show almost $25 Billion in Scandal under the PNM 2002-2010
Colm referred to Integrity Commission
Renuka Singh
Published:
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Colm Imbert
Questions on whether People’s National Movement (PNM) Senator Colm Imbert used millions of dollars of state resources during his tenure as minister of works and transport to divert the Maraval River off his private lands in Moka, Maraval, have been sent to the Integrity Commission.
Businessman Emile Elias, who compiled a series of documents and copies of letters dating back to 2003 when Imbert first purchased the multi-million dollar property near the Moka golf course, delivered the packet to the Integrity Commission on Thursday.
In one of the 2003 letters, a project manager at Total Real Estate Services Ltd informed the works supervisor at the Drainage Division they had been retained privately by Imbert to undertake the work of realigning the Maraval River off the property at Kaia Lane, Moka.
In that letter, the company requested a speedy response as it needed to take advantage of the dry season in order to complete the works.
The Ministry of Works and Transport, which is responsible for drainage works, approved the work but stipulated that the cost must be borne privately.
Checks by the Sunday Guardian found that Total Real Estate Services Ltd was owned by Imbert in 2003. Despite the request for a speedy ministerial approval, no work was done on the property and Total Real Estate Services Ltd was struck off the companies registry in 2005. By 2006, the Imbert Construction Group Ltd, utilising the same registered address as the now defunct Total Real Estate Services, applied to Town and Country Planning seeking permission to divide the lands for residential purposes, to carry out the necessary engineering operations and to divert the Maraval River and fill the old watercourse.
A response from Town and Country, by letter dated January 18, 2006, gave Imbert one year to the date to start the works or the permission would lapse. Town and Country Planning also asked the Imbert Construction Company to verify whether the property was allocated as a recreational open space.
That letter also noted one discrepancy with the measurements of the land in question. Town and Country noted that Imbert’s company described the land as 1.2 hectares (2.9 acres) but it was actually found to be 5.83 hectares (14.4 acres).
Another letter from the Ministry of Works and Transport, dated September 29, 2009, was directed to Imbert Construction Group Ltd referencing the property at Kaia Lane, Moka, Maraval. In that letter the Drainage Division acknowledged that the realignment was done and was completed to the satisfaction of the ministry.
Imbert was the minister of works and transport at the time that letter was sent to his construction company.
No response from Imbert
The Sunday Guardian attempted to reach Imbert through an email, voicemails and text over the past week. Calls to his mobile phone produced only one pickup before it was immediately disconnected.
Elias’ complaints:
Elias compiled a three-page, 11-item cover letter attached to the documents. In the letter Elias recalled that he had made a previous application to the commission on the same issue in which he stated that the river was diverted in 2008. This, Elias said, was corroborated by accounts from neighbours who were present when the work was being done.
“The burning question is why did Mr Imbert, who owned the Moka lands personally, use his company to make the application?” Elias asks in his letter. “I would ask you to note that while the said letter gives the address of the company, no mention is made as to who the directors are,” he said.
He also states after the initial application to the Drainage Division in 2003 and the response that the job had to be undertaken privately, there was no work on the property.
“The application trail went cold,” Elias said.
“It was not until March 2006 after Imbert became the minister of works and transport that an application was made to Town and Country Planning Division by a different company of Mr Imbert’s—Imbert Construction Group Ltd—for permission to develop the Moka lands which was stated to include the diversion/realignment of the Maraval River,” Elias stated.
“It is therefore clear to me that the diversion of the Maraval River took place at the earliest in 2008 and the latest 2009—a period during which Mr Imbert held the portfolio of minister of works and transport. The realignment of the river and the development of the Moka lands was also clearly done at a feverish pace when compared to the great stagnation prior to Mr Imbert’s tenure as minister of works and transport,” Elias said.
Elias told Sunday Guardian that on a job that scale millions of dollars of state funds would have been spent.
Imbert’s companies:
Imbert Construction Services BN 13-34
Registered in 1987
Registered to Colm Imbert, civil engineer, Trinidadian (formerly Antiguan).
March 18, 1996, company ceased to carry on business
Total Real Estate Services:
Registered in 1997
Original directors: Colm Imbert and Ralph Williams
May 2002-Ruth Van Lare replaced Lesley Ann Charles as secretary
July 2002-Ruth Van Lare and Suzanne Williams-Imbert replaced Ralph Williams and Imbert as directors
Imbert Construction Group:
Incorporated 1996
In 2002 Imbert was replaced as a director by Ruth Van Lare.
In 2008, Imbert transferred his shares in the company to wife, Suzanne Williams-Imbert.
On May 12, 2011, Imbert replaces Van Lare as director
On April 29, 2011, Imbert Construction changed its name to Comprehensive Building Managers.
Imbert remained listed as a director.
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THE LONG ARM OF THE PNM: GET THEM BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
- read Dave Persad's reminder on Facebook
Written by Dave Persad [Begin]
I stand to be corrected, but bear with me, I remember in one of the general elections. There was a no vote campaign, in which the PNM won all the seats, and there was no opposition in Parliament, the PNM, then had one of its MP/member cross the floor and that member became the official opposition. We had a Parliament with only PNM members. (In the lower house).
Then there is this other more recent case in which during the general election. The PNM won 18 seats, the UNC won 18 seats there was a tie, the then president ANR Robinson decided to appoint the leader of the opposition Patrick Manning as the new Prime Minister, the incumbent Basdeo Panday was removed from office, based on moral and spiritual values, (no part of our Constitution allows the president to appoint a prime minister, based on moral and spiritual values, the president used the preamble of the Constitution to justify this). It is instructive to note that the Port-of-Spain centered media and those who influence public opinion, remain quiet and said nothing about it, basically, they were supporting the PNM.
This new PNM government on the Patrick Manning with 18 seats now had a problem, they had to elect a speaker of the house, they had no majority, so they came up with a number of plans and scenarios, one of them was to arrest a UNC MP, so that the opposition will be reduced to 17 seats making PNM the majority with 18 seats, this will allow them to elect a speaker of the out, the UNC MPs were (all 18) staying at a Port-of-Spain hotel had to change rooms and use different names for fear of being arrested by the PNM and the PNM police force. (Somebody needs to write a book about this.)
A new plan was hatched, under the PNM Patrick Manning 18 seats, the PNM plan to move Parliament temporary to Chaguaramas, and have the police service Institute a roadblock to prevent the UNC MP for getting to Chaguaramas, this way the PNM would have a majority and they would be able to elect a speaker of the house, remember, you cannot have a Parliament without a speaker, but this plan was discovered and the PNM was expose,
Then, Hector McLean former MP, who I think was the last speaker came up with some fancy idea that will allow the PNM to elect a speaker of the house, but the clerk of the house, Jackie Samson preventing this illegal maneuver by the PNM from taking place, the PNM was not able to elect a speaker of the house.
The PNM came up with a new plan, if they can arrests MP Sadiq Baksh on a sedition charge, one in which he would not be given bail, then the PNM with their 18 seats would have a majority and they will be able to elect a House Speaker, but this plan backfired because it was discovered that one of the PNM operatives had placed a missile and cocaine in the water tank of Sadiq Baksh, the history of this incident is well known.
The PNM went on to govern the country, without a Parliament, spending taxpayer money until budgeted amount (pass by the previous government Basdeo Panday) was spent, and they could not continue until a new budget was presented to Parliament, we had no Parliament, and the PNM was force to call a general election.
We continue to see the treachery of the PNM today, refusing to play by the rules, their criminal activity, arrogant and wrong and strong attitude, hooligan behavior, they crass language, and dirty politics is a hallmark of the PNM. They refuse to debate in Parliament, they continue to disrespect the Parliament, use fabricated/fictitious documents and information. They the PNM represents what is bad and undemocratic, let me be the first to say this should the PNM win the next election, Trinidad and Tobago will be reduced to a situation like Guyana on the Forbes Burnham.
[End]
K74T wrote:
Unlimited
Nationwide
Corruption
$8M Hot Dog Scam
Fraudulent NEC invoice shows order for frankfurters and ketchup for Guyana
By BY Asha javeed asha.javeed@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: May 9, 2015 at 9:47 PM ECT
Story Updated: May 10, 2015 at 11:11 AM ECT
Hot dogs and ketchup. An order for US$1,250,187.36 (TT$7.8 million) worth of it was made under the title “Food items for Guyana” by the National Energy Corporation (NEC), via an invoice sent to the Central International Company LLC.
This was one of the fraudulent transactions that formed part of a $60 million string of illegal wire transfers from the NEC in 2011.
While the Central International Company LLC of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, is in the food business, the NEC, a subsidiary of the National Gas Company (NGC), is not.
The NEC does not have an office in Guyana and did not have any business activity with the country at the time.
On Monday, September 19, 2011, a wire transfer order was sent by NEC to its bankers, First Citizens (Point Lisas), to debit the bank’s US$ account for the US$1,250,187.36 for Central International, with the note: “forward the Debit Advise to National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago.”
On Tuesday, September 20, 2011, two other wire transfer orders were issued to transfer US$4,633,717 to Steadroy CO Benjamin & Co in Antigua and US$3,725,000 to Andrew James Thomas Newman Inc in Dubai.
They all contained the forged signatures of two authorised signatories, one of which included the NEC president at the time, Andrew Jupiter.
The documents obtained by the Sunday Express with the wire transfer orders are all stamped by First Citizens on September 22.
The NEC said the fraud was discovered days later, on September 26, by the company’s finance and accounting department.
By the time they had discovered the fraud, US$100,000 was already debited from the Dubai account and the balance was frozen.
Continuing investigations into the wire transfer fraud by the Sunday Express’ Investigative Desk reveal that by the time the NEC detected the fraud, the money had already been debited from its bank’s accounts and recovering it was costly.
The NEC has recovered about TT$35,090,000 with an outstanding balance of TT$25,410,000.
The Wire Transfers
So how did the wire transfer orders get past the bank?
The documents all bore the NGC’s letterhead as well as two authorised signatures.
Investigations by both First Citizens’ and NGC’s audit department on the matter concluded that the letterhead and signatures were forged.
Furthermore, when calls were made by the bank to NEC to authorise the sum to be transferred, they were advised to go ahead with the payment.
The aftermath of the fraudulent transaction resulted in First Citizens disciplining managers for not being diligent enough and the NEC suspending four employees.
E-mails obtained by the Sunday Express show that when First Citizens was first aware of the incident, it simply classified it as “Wire Transfer Error”.
When the employees were asked to reverse it, the reason given was simply because the payments were “not NEC related”.
1. The Central International Company LLC—the sum of US$1,250,187.36 (TT$7.8 million) under the title “Food items for Guyana”.
Despite Central International admitting that it did not do business with the NEC, it did not return the money causing First Citizens to engage in litigation to recover the money. While most was recovered, the bank decided to settle because a sum was covered by its insurance.
2. Antigua and Barbuda law firm Steadroy CO Benjamin & Co—the sum of US$4,633,717.00.
However, this sum was never paid because it was halted by the payee’s bank, RBTT Caribbean Bank.
Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin, now Antigua’s Attorney General, told the Express that the transaction never occurred.
3. Andrew James Thomas Newman Inc,—the sum of US$3,725,000.
The Sunday Express could find no trace that the company or even the address listed exists, only the account number. While the money was sent, US$100,000 was debited from the account. NEC’s communications manager Wendy Seow yesterday told the Sunday Express the recipient of the funds, Andrew James Thomas Newman, has been convicted and sentenced.
“Subsequent to the completion of the criminal case, efforts continue through State to State intervention by relevant agencies and ministries, to have the funds in Abu Dhabi returned to National Energy,” NEC said in a statement yesterday.
“Stylised Link”
1. At the time of the transactions, Minister of Finance Larry Howai was chief executive of First Citizens as well as chairman of NEC.
2. A top official of First Citizens when the fraud occurred was later appointed to a senior position at NEC.
Former chairman of First Citizens, Nyree Alfonso said yesterday the link is a “highly stylised” one.
“There is no conspiracy there. It was a bank wire transfer fraud which is very prevalent these days,” she told the Sunday Express.
Alfonso explained that the issue with NEC was since 2011, long before Howai became Minister of Finance in 2012 and before the NGC’s corporate communications budget came under probe.
“They are all unrelated. I don’t see how that can be juxtaposed now because somebody jumps up on a platform and said so. But that’s playing politics,” she said.
Questioned on why the bank, at the time, took a decision to stop legal proceedings, she would only say that bank and client information remains confidential.
In response to whether he was satisfied that everything was done to recover taxpayers’ money, Howai said yesterday: “Yes. I expect that substantially all the funds will be retrieved. I understand that about 52 per cent has been retrieved so far and the difference is currently held in the Bank of Abu Dhabi and the NEC is working with the authorities to have the remaining funds repatriated. I understand that it has to be done on a Government to Government basis.”
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eliteauto wrote: *sidenote: is 14 acres the man have in Moka!!!! dem fellas bathing in morney orr?*
