How many more Million/Billion $$ scandals to come?

[Daran]

and it have men right here on tuner who spending tax payers moneys and buying fast cars and nice cars and coming here and bussing up they mouth and showing off...them have real belly yes...them getting big big overpriced contracts and then looking down on others
Big thieves

jelly much?

Did you feel the same way when them white boys in the west and all PNM peeps family got rich over night too?

Not saying is right eh, but I'd like to know how you felt about those?

[York]

and it have men right here on tuner who spending tax payers moneys and buying fast cars and nice cars and coming here and bussing up they mouth and showing off...them have real belly yes...them getting big big overpriced contracts and then looking down on others
Big thieves

jelly much?

Did you feel the same way when them white boys in the west and all PNM peeps family got rich over night too?

Not saying is right eh, but I'd like to know how you felt about those?

Ripping us off...it's what they do. PNM have they peeps all over, state enterprises full ah dem, it's a mafia...feeding d poor followers with jobs and houses, state goodies like education.

what one has to examine is what they do with the billions every year that they budget to spend. Compare Unc to Pnm...then we'll see who teefing or who not, if any at all.

[j.o.e]

http://m.guardian.co.tt/news/2015-11-13 ... ign=buffer

Workers caught back-dating deals


Darren Bahaw
Renuka Singh
Published:
Saturday, November 14, 2015
New EFCL board unearths secret operation

A secret contract millhouse was discovered at the Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL) in Maraval, and armed guards have been called in to secure a mountain of potentially damning evidence which points to the illegal manufacturing of backdated tender documents worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

The discovery was made one day after the new board of the state-owned company suspended its Chief Executive Officer Kiran Shah and Chief Operating Officer Sharma Maharaj over claims of impropriety.

Informed sources told the T&T Guardian that a member of the board found the “secret room” on the first floor of the Maraval building, which is opposite the Country Club and also houses the main branch of FirstCaribbean International Bank (Trinidad and Tobago) Ltd. EFCL occupies the second floor of the building and, unknown to staff, another room was rented on the first floor.

Sources said a new board member was stunned after finding three people busy at work in the “secret room” and called in security after realising they were working on EFCL business. The three people in the room, and another who was subsequently found to be part of the same operation, were sent home and their access to information technology at the company was suspended, sources said.

Accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers has been called in to conduct a forensic audit of the company and has already taken a snapshot of the systems used in the ‘millhouse.’

Sources said they have already discovered that the four select employees were hired to create contracts and tender documents for several existing projects which were already paid for in full. This was being done, according to company insiders, to validate the tendering processes to make them appear transparent and legal.

A preliminary report has revealed that contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars were given out to select contractors in the run-up to the September 7 general election and they were paid in full without any work being done. Two contractors, who are financiers of the United National Congress, have been identified as the major beneficiaries of the scheme, sources said.

Sources said the forensic audit and a criminal investigation by the Anti-Corruption Investigations Bureau, which began in April, triggered this week’s suspension of the two executive officers.

A whistleblower initially went to the police with a 108-page dossier detailing several instances of fraud and mismanagement. This sparked a police investigation centering around the award of several contracts over the last five years.

Sources said efforts had been made to axe the whistleblower but she stood up against her employers.

The T&T Guardian also learned that the execs’ suspensions come mere months after the dismissal of a female civil engineer who clashed with the seniors over the contract with a preferred EFCL contractor.

Contacted yesterday, recently installed EFCL chairman Arnold Piggott confirmed the suspensions and audit.

“The forensic audit has commenced immediately and the two were suspended with full pay pending the outcome of the investigation,” he said.

An internal memo, penned by EFCL corporate secretary Verity Bynoe and dated November 13, informed the staff about the suspensions. That memo also informed the staff that international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers had been retained to conduct the forensic investigation and urged compliance by all staff members.

Piggott noted that the EFCL’s line minister, Education Minister Anthony Garcia, in his budget presentation, had called for a forensic audit into the spending and award of construction contracts by the former board.

He said while he did not know how long the audit would take, he was hoping it would be completed in a timely manner “so we can move forward.” He said the future of the two suspended officers depended on the outcome of the investigation.

“Yes the suspensions are pending the outcome of the investigation,” he said.

[rfari]

Rory really talk da talk unno. Months now he buss give the s

[j.o.e]

Ting sounding like it from a movie. Secret staff in a secret room doctoring contracts. PP about that next level sheit. Go big !!! Rich for life !!! $$$ cyah done !!!

[boxy]

Rory really talk da talk unno. Months now he buss give the s

D man didnt only talk that talk he literally warn Zr and uml and the rest of hardliners that it comming REAL soon. Even i didnt expect it to be this rediculous. a secret department dog? Splinter cell bizness

[zoom rader]

Anyone get Jail for this alleged deed

[RASC]

Rory exposed this for us months ago...
Disgusting!

[pete]

Black list the contract awardees, seize their assets etc.

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[K74T]

Unlimited
Nationwide
Corruption

[LeRobot]

Black list the contract awardees, seize their assets etc.

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Pure idealism. Those same contractors lined the pockets of the PNM long time, only the small fries will be caught.

[zoom rader]

Black list the contract awardees, seize their assets etc.

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Pure idealism. Those same contractors lined the pockets of the PNM long time, only the small fries will be caught.

I still waiting for ppl tobe Jailed

[Morpheus]

Rory really talk da talk unno. Months now he buss give the s

Correct.....

Rory wrote: .......wait for it [/quote]

[Rory Phoulorie]

Let's see whether they are going to find out the hundred million dollar contracts in HDC that were awarded to sole select contractors. Contracts that were each worth hundreds of millions of dollars were not awarded through a competitive tendering process, imagine that! Anyway, JJ says no one is moving her.

Let's see whether they are going to find out how certain contractors ended up being awarded contracts by NIDCO who were not even on the prequalified contractors listing.

[Rory Phoulorie]

:| So Motilal Ramhit and Sons and his two other sister companies were "awarded" contracts by EFCL to complete the construction of three secondary schools. On each contract, the contractor was given a 20% advance payment. On an employer designed works contract, this is the only government that ever gave a contractor a 20% advance payment. The standard advance payment is 10% of the contract amount.

So, UML et. al, what makes Motilal Ramhit and Sons and his two other sister companies so special to get double the normal advance payment?

Then again, the contracts manager at EFCL does not hold the proper qualifications for that position. He only got that position when the new CEO at EFCL was brought in and he promoted him to that position. Man gone from selecting contractors to supply chalk for blackboards to selecting contractors for hundred million dollar contracts. Must be nice being a choopidee son of a previous UNC MP and the perks that come with it.

Them UNC people put, what I thought was the best at nepotism, PNM to shame in this five years.

Great is the PPG! Forever we shall prevail.

Oh i see u still promoting evidence less he said she said we said they said PNM PROPAGANDA

Where UML?

[zoom rader]

Let's see whether they are going to find out the hundred million dollar contracts in HDC that were awarded to sole select contractors. Contracts that were each worth hundreds of millions of dollars were not awarded through a competitive tendering process, imagine that! Anyway, JJ says no one is moving her.

Let's see whether they are going to find out how certain contractors ended up being awarded contracts by NIDCO who were not even on the prequalified contractors listing.

We wait to see the concrete evidence and then charges laid with conviction. Anything other than that is rubber talk.
PNM turn so let's see if they can score marks or they continue to grease the wheels

[Rory Phoulorie]

We wait to see the concrete evidence and then charges laid with conviction. Anything other than that is rubber talk.
PNM turn so let's see if they can score marks or they continue to grease the wheels

I have seen the 108 page memorandum detailing the corruption in that newspaper article, so the evidence is there.

But ZR, you are right, let us see if the PNM is actually going to do something with the evidence that is in the interest of the T&T citizens.

[Chimera]

rory....call rowley or imbert or one of them fellas and offer them yuh information na

i sure dey guh pay you some nice $$$

[zoom rader]

We wait to see the concrete evidence and then charges laid with conviction. Anything other than that is rubber talk.
PNM turn so let's see if they can score marks or they continue to grease the wheels

I have seen the 108 page memorandum detailing the corruption in that newspaper article, so the evidence is there.

But ZR, you are right, let us see if the PNM is actually going to do something with the evidence that is in the interest of the T&T citizens.

If the PNM Really want to show that they are the best choice to continue governing this country then must produce convictions.

[Rory Phoulorie]

If the PNM Really want to show that they are the best choice to continue governing this country then must produce convictions.

Agreed 100%!

[antlind]

We wait to see the concrete evidence and then charges laid with conviction. Anything other than that is rubber talk.
PNM turn so let's see if they can score marks or they continue to grease the wheels

I have seen the 108 page memorandum detailing the corruption in that newspaper article, so the evidence is there.

But ZR, you are right, let us see if the PNM is actually going to do something with the evidence that is in the interest of the T&T citizens.

If the PNM Really want to show that they are the best choice to continue governing this country then must produce convictions.

ZR has any TT government ever charged members of the previous regime with corruption? I hope Rowley does this but I'm not very hopeful that anything will come out of it.

[rfari]

1. Government is not responsible for charging or prosecuting individuals. That's what the police and the judiciary there for
2. Ollur gonna act like piarco 1&2 never happened?

[zoom rader]

We wait to see the concrete evidence and then charges laid with conviction. Anything other than that is rubber talk.
PNM turn so let's see if they can score marks or they continue to grease the wheels

I have seen the 108 page memorandum detailing the corruption in that newspaper article, so the evidence is there.

But ZR, you are right, let us see if the PNM is actually going to do something with the evidence that is in the interest of the T&T citizens.

If the PNM Really want to show that they are the best choice to continue governing this country then must produce convictions.

ZR has any TT government ever charged members of the previous regime with corruption? I hope Rowley does this but I'm not very hopeful that anything will come out of it.

Yeah, Panday.
But he won his case in the end at the expense of PNM Trumped up charges and mischief

[zoom rader]

1. Government is not responsible for charging or prosecuting individuals. That's what the police and the judiciary there for
2. Ollur gonna act like piarco 1&2 never happened?

The public still awaiting the PNM project pride under Hazel Manning. Almost half a billion spent and still no Airport. I guess Racket Rail will take the place of that now.

[rfari]

1. Government is not responsible for charging or prosecuting individuals. That's what the police and the judiciary there for
2. Ollur gonna act like piarco 1&2 never happened?

The public still awaiting the PNM project pride under Hazel Manning. Almost half a billion spent and still no Airport. I guess Racket Rail will take the place of that now.

Take ur evidence to the police

[zoom rader]

1. Government is not responsible for charging or prosecuting individuals. That's what the police and the judiciary there for
2. Ollur gonna act like piarco 1&2 never happened?

The public still awaiting the PNM project pride under Hazel Manning. Almost half a billion spent and still no Airport. I guess Racket Rail will take the place of that now.

Take ur evidence to the police

U can't the Police is PNM together with the DPP

[EmilioA]

U can't the Police is PNM together with the DPP

Always excuses with you. Eh ? Nothing is ever your responsibility.

[pugboy]

convictions start with preliminary enquiry which has proven to take maybe 5-8yrs at best
before heading to court
the laws on how to charge/convict need to be revamp to modern standards and not
a system where somebody with enough money and lawyers can frustrate the system
too bad we don't have a chief justice who can add input here only collecting a salary

[pete]

Well when they don't they are quick to put them under house arrest so best to relax and collect money not so?

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[pjfred]

:shock:
Seriously.
It is EVERY sector in society that they were STEALING from? and its all in the MILLIONS.
IT should be made mandatory that Government should and MUST disclose and account for every cent spent and made available to the general public.

ALL Beneficiaries should be listed and made public knowledge, if you don't have anything to hide then you should have No problem doing business with a Government then.

Must every single Government project be a means to STEALING? why cant it actually Serve to fill a Genuine NEED for a people?

Not millions. BILLIONS. By time it all comes out the UNC go have to change they name.

Yeah to PNM, lol!