The Trafigura Beheer saga took a new twist yesterday when a startling revelation surfaced about the donation from the Dutch-based firm to the People's National Patry (PNP).
Responding to a query from Hot 102 CVM News, the company's <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">United </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Kingdom</SPAN> office said, through both <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">fax</SPAN> and email, that as part of the development of its business in <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Jamaica</SPAN>, it has a "commercial agreement with CCOC Associates and payments were made under that agreement."
However, the nature of the agreement was not stated.
This is in stark contrast to consistent statements by chairman of the PNP, Robert Pickersgill, and the party's general secretary, Colin Campbell, who have stated categorically that the $31 million received from Trafigura was a donation to the party.
Trafigura Beheer said it conducts business in accordance with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials.
It said it also "observes the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises."
A high-level source in the PNP told The Gleaner yesterday that party officials contacted the Dutch-based company, which said it would clarify the statement today.
This sounds like Colin Campbell might be the next candidate for Prime Minister.... following in PJ footsteps. Let us see if Portia can approach a Manley... one ting bout Manley, he had some self-respect and a level of national interest.. there were limits. Looks like after him dead the vultures tek over.
Black Man Time.
Seriously, where do the PNP find these con-men ?
Responding to a query from Hot 102 CVM News, the company's <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">United </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Kingdom</SPAN> office said, through both <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">fax</SPAN> and email, that as part of the development of its business in <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Jamaica</SPAN>, it has a "commercial agreement with CCOC Associates and payments were made under that agreement."
However, the nature of the agreement was not stated.
This is in stark contrast to consistent statements by chairman of the PNP, Robert Pickersgill, and the party's general secretary, Colin Campbell, who have stated categorically that the $31 million received from Trafigura was a donation to the party.
Trafigura Beheer said it conducts business in accordance with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials.
It said it also "observes the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises."
A high-level source in the PNP told The Gleaner yesterday that party officials contacted the Dutch-based company, which said it would clarify the statement today.
This sounds like Colin Campbell might be the next candidate for Prime Minister.... following in PJ footsteps. Let us see if Portia can approach a Manley... one ting bout Manley, he had some self-respect and a level of national interest.. there were limits. Looks like after him dead the vultures tek over.
Black Man Time.
Seriously, where do the PNP find these con-men ?
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