The Integrity Commission is questioning whether there was a conflict of interest in a $2 million donation by the scandal-hit oil refinery, Petrojam, to the St Elizabeth-based Munro College in 2017.
The report, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday, said it was its director of investigation’s opinion that Grindley, a past student of Munro, breached Petrojam’s donation policy, which mandates that the human resources manager should decide the amount.
Further consideration must be given to whether Grindley’s involvement gave rise to a conflict of interest given his links to Munro, the Integrity Commission concluded.
The concerns did not stop there as documentation provided by Petrojam showed that the request to the state agency was submitted on March 27, 2017, by Telroy Morgan, the organisation’s then manager, refinery optimization and business support.
In a response to the Integrity Commission last year, Grindley said Morgan made the request, was an active member of Munro’s school board, and “wanted to support well-needed infrastructure upgrades at the school.”
