Heist Consultants?

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Patterson starts new consultancy
published: Wednesday | July 26, 2006


Patterson

Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has launched an international consulting firm and has set up shop on the 10th floor of the Life of Jamaica Centre in New Kingston.

Patterson was not available for comment yesterday, but an announce-ment of the venture sent to a select group named the outfit as HeisConsults and said that it was an regional and international consulting firm.

A lawyer by training, Patterson served as Prime Minister for 14 years until he retired in March. Prior to being Prime Minister, Patterson held several ministerial posts, including that of foreign minister and is acknowledged to have wide international contacts, especially in the developing world.

Shortly after he retired, it was announced that Patterson would join the consulting firm of Goodworks International, in which former US Ambassador to the UN and one-time mayor of Atlanta, Andrew Young, is a principal.

It was not clear whether that arrangement remains intact and what, if any, relationship exists between Goodworks and HeisConsults.

This will be Patterson's second stint at international consultancy. After he lost his parliamentary seat in the 1980 general election, Patterson became a partner in a then new law firm Rattray, Patterson and Rattray and help form a separate consulting company.

Patterson starts new consultancy

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[Tuff Gong]

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ello is dis Heist Consultin?

Yes maam, you have reached The Heist.
I am The Most Honourable PJoke Batterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica and a Consultant to the GOJ. I operate as a front for BadWorks International, I Chair the Contracts Award and Monitoring Committee of the same.

Sometime ago, a contract was negotiated between the GOJ and a foreign firm by my Committee. This contract was over invoiced to the tune of US$21.5M. This was done deliberately. The over- invoicing was a deal by my committee to benefit from the project. The money is being held in a Suspense Account, which with GOJ permission can be transferred into any Overseas Account. We hope you will be able to provide such an account for us..

SHARE: -

For providing the account where we shall remit the money into, you will be entitled to 30% of the money, 60% will be for me and my partners while 10% has been mapped out from the total sum to cover any expenses that may be incurred by us during the course of this transfer, both locally and international expenses. It may interest you to know that a similar transaction was carried out with one MR. G.O.D., President of JaneTech Intl. The deal was concluded and all covering documents were forwarded to A. Young to authenticate the claim. Once the funds were transferred, MR. A. Young presented his Bank with all the legal documents and remitted the whole funds to another Bank Account and disappeared completely. My colleagues were shattered, as such opportunities do not come all the time. I would require the following: -

1. Your Company's Name, Address, Tel. & Fax. Numbers.

2. Your Bank Account Number and Address where the
money will be remitted.

Wah yu seh sah, dat soun really good!

I assure you maam, you are in for a pretty good windfall.

[Tuff Gong]

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One day I am going to apply for a job as a prophet.

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Mullings wants int'l audit of Jamaica-Nigeria oil transactions

By balford henry Sunday Observer writer
Monday, July 31, 2006

Clive Mullings, the Opposition spokesman on mining, energy and telecommunications, wants the government to retain an international oil consultant to audit all Jamaica-Nigeria oil trading transactions since 1999 when the services of US firm GoodWorks International was acquired.


"The country must know what role does GoodWorks plays in these transactions and what it has cost to date," Mullings insisted, as he made his sectoral debate presentation at Gordon House on Wednesday night.


GoodWorks International is an Atlanta, Georgia-based consulting firm which has retained the services of former Prime Minister PJ Patterson since his retirement.


An allegation by the leader of the opposition, Bruce Golding, that it was involved in the sale of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to Mirant has been denied by GoodWorks. Mirant bought a 90 per cent stake in JPS during Patterson's tenure as prime minister.


Mullings told the House that prior to 1999, the oil arrangement between Jamaica and Nigeria was handled by a joint venture between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and international oil trading company Vitol SA Inc.


"This joint venture partnership allowed PCJ to share 50/50 in the profits," Mullings said. "PCJ was indemnified against losses and the partnership was audited frequently by an international oil consultant.


"We are advised in a letter to Mr Audley Shaw (the Opposition spokesman on finance and the public service), under the signature of the permanent secretary, that 'The absence of a Jamaican high commissioner in Abuja, Nigeria during 1999 was one of the reasons that led PCJ to acquire the services of GoodWorks International, an Atlanta-based firm, to assist in the process of acquiring new liftings of Nigerian oil'."


Mullings said he wanted to know what qualifications GoodWorks had in the oil industry that could have prompted their involvement in the government-to-government negotiations.


He said that a three-way arrangement now exists between PCJ, GoodWorks and a new oil trader, Trafigura Limited, and questioned why those arrangements were not being audited.


Added Mullings :"One wonders whether this was the reason why the Ministry of Finance and Planning instructed the PCJ that, with effect from April 1, 2005 the net income from the Nigerian oil facility was to be paid into the consolidated fund?"

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Mullings wants int'l audit of Jamaica-Nigeria oil transactions

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[Wahalla]

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One day I am going to apply for a job as a prophet.

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Mullings wants int'l audit of Jamaica-Nigeria oil transactions

By balford henry Sunday Observer writer
Monday, July 31, 2006

Clive Mullings, the Opposition spokesman on mining, energy and telecommunications, wants the government to retain an international oil consultant to audit all Jamaica-Nigeria oil trading transactions since 1999 when the services of US firm GoodWorks International was acquired.


"The country must know what role does GoodWorks plays in these transactions and what it has cost to date," Mullings insisted, as he made his sectoral debate presentation at Gordon House on Wednesday night.


GoodWorks International is an Atlanta, Georgia-based consulting firm which has retained the services of former Prime Minister PJ Patterson since his retirement.


An allegation by the leader of the opposition, Bruce Golding, that it was involved in the sale of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to Mirant has been denied by GoodWorks. Mirant bought a 90 per cent stake in JPS during Patterson's tenure as prime minister.


Mullings told the House that prior to 1999, the oil arrangement between Jamaica and Nigeria was handled by a joint venture between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and international oil trading company Vitol SA Inc.


"This joint venture partnership allowed PCJ to share 50/50 in the profits," Mullings said. "PCJ was indemnified against losses and the partnership was audited frequently by an international oil consultant.


"We are advised in a letter to Mr Audley Shaw (the Opposition spokesman on finance and the public service), under the signature of the permanent secretary, that 'The absence of a Jamaican high commissioner in Abuja, Nigeria during 1999 was one of the reasons that led PCJ to acquire the services of GoodWorks International, an Atlanta-based firm, to assist in the process of acquiring new liftings of Nigerian oil'."


Mullings said he wanted to know what qualifications GoodWorks had in the oil industry that could have prompted their involvement in the government-to-government negotiations.


He said that a three-way arrangement now exists between PCJ, GoodWorks and a new oil trader, Trafigura Limited, and questioned why those arrangements were not being audited.


Added Mullings :"One wonders whether this was the reason why the Ministry of Finance and Planning instructed the PCJ that, with effect from April 1, 2005 the net income from the Nigerian oil facility was to be paid into the consolidated fund?"

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Mullings wants int'l audit of Jamaica-Nigeria oil transactions

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This is actually required but sorry tuffy.. no chance!

[Dr.Dudd]

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The opposition that desperate for traction??
yoyu want to tell me that if goodwill even was involved in the favourable oil agreement thatjamaica got,it would affact the former PM consulting for them. alth0ugh he stated that he would not be doing work involving Jamaica??
which common allage school graduate would not realize that the books of Petrojam is audited on an annual basis,and as a person who uaditing that as my first foray in the work place.
nothing can be exempted in an audit. There is a thing they call an 'audit trail'every team have to check out.
This is the hights of fishing. the problemis that if theyu don't find noithing they won't talk about the wasted funds in the audit,but they hash every enquiry done by that does not finmd wrong to be a waste.

[Tuff Gong]

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The opposition that desperate for traction??
yoyu want to tell me that if goodwill even was involved in the favourable oil agreement thatjamaica got,it would affact the former PM consulting for them. alth0ugh he stated that he would not be doing work involving Jamaica??
which common allage school graduate would not realize that the books of Petrojam is audited on an annual basis,and as a person who uaditing that as my first foray in the work place.
nothing can be exempted in an audit. There is a thing they call an 'audit trail'every team have to check out.
This is the hights of fishing. the problemis that if theyu don't find noithing they won't talk about the wasted funds in the audit,but they hash every enquiry done by that does not finmd wrong to be a waste.

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What are you saying?

[Tuff Gong]

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Trafigura says $31 million a commercial agreement - report

Saturday, October 07, 2006

<font color="brown">THE controversy surrounding the $31-million donation to the governing People's National Party took on a new twist yesterday, with oil trader Trafigura saying the money was part of a commercial agreement, according to a report carried by CVM TV.

CVM TV, in its newscast last night, reported that Trafigura, in responding to questions sent to its London-based office, said that as part of its development of its business in Jamaica it has a commercial agreement with CCOC Association and payments were made under that agreement.</font>

<font color="blue">"Trafigura conducts its business in accordance with the OECD Convention on Combating bribery of Foreign Public Officials and observes the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises," Trafigura told the Jamaican television station.</font>
<font color="red">On Wednesday, People's National Party (PNP) general secretary Colin Campbell said that CCOC Associates was a fundraising account not a company. He said, too, that the letters in the name CCOC meant nothing.</font>

<font color="blue">However on Thursday, Norton Hinds, whose signature appears on the account, told the Observer that CCOC was established in 1992 by persons interested in having Campbell elected to Parliament and that CCOC stood for "Colin Campbell Our Candidate".</font>
<font color="red">Campbell, in response to the Trafigura statement, said it had contacted the oil trader and asked them to clarify the term "commercial agreement", said CVM.

The PNP general secretary maintained that the transaction was a contribution and that the CCOC would not do any business with Trafigura since it was only a fundraising account.</font>

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Bank sends top exec on leave
Negotiating with PNP on Trafigura leak

Saturday, October 07, 2006

FIRSTCARIBBEAN International Bank (FCIB) yesterday sent Sonia Christie, a senior executive, on three days leave,
pending investigations into how confidential information about a PNP account was leaked to the Opposition JLP.

At the same time, the bank began negotiations with the People's National Party (PNP), hoping to head off a lawsuit that the party warned it would pursue on grounds that FCIB had breached confidentiality rules.

The PNP was also pushing for criminal charges to be laid against the bank staffer who allegedly leaked the information to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), that it had received $31 million from Dutch oil trader, Trafigura.

Bank spokespersons were tightlipped about both developments but Colin Campbell, the PNP general-secretary last night confirmed that the discussions, under which the party was seeking compensation in exchange for not going to court, had been held and that no settlement was reached, although the talks were fruitful.

"The talks will continue on Monday, at which time we hope to reach an agreement," Campbell said, adding that a public statement on the matter was being worked on between both parties.
In the meantime, Observer sources said, Christie, wife of the deputy mayor of Falmouth, Fitz Christie, had been sent on three-days leave by FCIB, while the investigations were underway.

But the source said it was not clear whether Christie was being blamed for the leak or whether she was being held accountable as head of the section from which the leak came.
The FCIB executive has extensive experience in international banking and acts as a sort of watchdog for the bank in matters such as money laundering and risk management.

"She is highly regarded for her work and was the person called upon to hold money laundering seminars for the staff," the source said.
Christie is said to be an activist for the JLP and is credited with helping Pearnel Charles to win his Clarendon seat in the 2002 general elections. The source said she is also related to Lorna Golding, wife of Opposition Leader Bruce Golding.

Golding set the cat among the pigeons Tuesday when he revealed that the PNP had financed its September annual conference with $31 million received from Trafigura, which sells Nigerian crude for Jamaica.

The PNP maintains that it has done nothing illegal and the money was a legitimate gift from Trafigura.
But human rights watchdog, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), yesterday raised several questions about the deposit of millions of dollars to an account called CCOC.

JFJ wanted to know what the terms and conditions of the Trafigura contract are; how it was awarded; why no external audits had been done over the last five years; how much money Trafigura made on the contract vis a vis how much money Jamaica made; and why the contract was renewed annually and without tender for the last five years?

"Based on the figures in the public domain, Trafigura's deposit to CCOC Association was for a sum which was more than twice what Jamaica earned from the contract in the lift year to April 2006. Why was such a disproportionately large sum deposited in this obscure account at a time when the Trafigura contract was up for renewal?
".Should we be concerned that senior leaders of government appear unaware of the distinction between ethically wrong and illegal conduct? Are they blind to the questionable ethical appearance of this deposit and the way it was handled?"

Jamaicans for Justice said the discussions around the revelations also highlighted a number of related issues which must be dealt with separately. Among these, it said, was the need for "Whistleblower legislation" to protect those who act in the public interest, but who in doing so, may be in breach of rules against disclosure whether in the private or public sector.

(Paul Henry contributed to this story)

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html...C_ON_LEAVE_.asp

[Dyoll_73]

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The opposition that desperate for traction??
yoyu want to tell me that if goodwill even was involved in the favourable oil agreement thatjamaica got,it would affact the former PM consulting for them. alth0ugh he stated that he would not be doing work involving Jamaica??
which common allage school graduate would not realize that the books of Petrojam is audited on an annual basis,and as a person who uaditing that as my first foray in the work place.
nothing can be exempted in an audit. There is a thing they call an 'audit trail'every team have to check out.
This is the hights of fishing. the problemis that if theyu don't find noithing they won't talk about the wasted funds in the audit,but they hash every enquiry done by that does not finmd wrong to be a waste.

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Spin Dr Dudd, bwoy, yuh soun more naive every time yuh write ... or are you the official 'distractor/apologist' placed on this board.

[Dyoll_73]

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ello is dis Heist Consultin?

Yes maam, you have reached The Heist.
I am The Most Honourable PJoke Batterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica and a Consultant to the GOJ. I operate as a front for BadWorks International, I Chair the Contracts Award and Monitoring Committee of the same.

Sometime ago, a contract was negotiated between the GOJ and a foreign firm by my Committee. This contract was over invoiced to the tune of US$21.5M. This was done deliberately. The over- invoicing was a deal by my committee to benefit from the project. The money is being held in a Suspense Account, which with GOJ permission can be transferred into any Overseas Account. We hope you will be able to provide such an account for us..

SHARE: -

For providing the account where we shall remit the money into, you will be entitled to 30% of the money, 60% will be for me and my partners while 10% has been mapped out from the total sum to cover any expenses that may be incurred by us during the course of this transfer, both locally and international expenses. It may interest you to know that a similar transaction was carried out with one MR. G.O.D., President of JaneTech Intl. The deal was concluded and all covering documents were forwarded to A. Young to authenticate the claim. Once the funds were transferred, MR. A. Young presented his Bank with all the legal documents and remitted the whole funds to another Bank Account and disappeared completely. My colleagues were shattered, as such opportunities do not come all the time. I would require the following: -

1. Your Company's Name, Address, Tel. &amp; Fax. Numbers.

2. Your Bank Account Number and Address where the
money will be remitted.

Wah yu seh sah, dat soun really good!

I assure you maam, you are in for a pretty good windfall.

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So, PJ(oke) will be continuing with the heist of public funds from when he was PM. He, being a lawyer (a 'smart' one too), could easily remove himself from being directly blamed during the heists, you see. So this will be an international consultancy - I'm assuming he will open an office in Lagos.

[RichD]

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".Should we be concerned that senior leaders of government appear unaware of the distinction between ethically wrong and illegal conduct? Are they blind to the questionable ethical appearance of this deposit and the way it was handled?"




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wonder if di PNP a go regret the attack tatic dem a use

[Tuff Gong]

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".Should we be concerned that senior leaders of government appear unaware of the distinction between ethically wrong and illegal conduct? Are they blind to the questionable ethical appearance of this deposit and the way it was handled?"




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wonder if di PNP a go regret the attack tatic dem a use

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Nope the Pirates of the Caribbean don't care!

[Wahalla]

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I dont get this Tuffy...I spend a bit of time in Spain and yes no street kids fair health care great food if you eat pork.. But mi dont get the cartoon...(Oh I took a friend opf mine over and she was impressed with the roads..Dem have some seriously good roads.......)

[Tuff Gong]

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I dont get this Tuffy...I spend a bit of time in Spain and yes no street kids fair health care great food if you eat pork.. But mi dont get the cartoon...(Oh I took a friend opf mine over and she was impressed with the roads..Dem have some seriously good roads.......)

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Well a few weeks ago they threw a party for him in Jamaica, the only problem is he was in Spain. The cartoonist was saying he was living it up on the big pension raise he engineered for himself.