Prime Minister Andrew Holness has rejected the findings of the Integrity Commission regarding conflict of interest in the awarding of contracts to a company whose director is known to him.
Mr. Holness said he did not exercise any influence over the contracts, and he strongly disagrees with some of the findings of the report from the Office of the Contractor General (OCG).
He has referred the report to his attorneys.
The Prime Minister was responding to a report from the OCG, now Integrity Commission, which was tabled in parliament, on Tuesday.
The OCG’s Director of Investigations has referred Mr. Holness to the Director of Corruption Prosecution, for consideration in relation to conflict of interest, due to multimillion dollar contracts awarded to Westcon Construction Limited between 2006 and 2009.
The OCG noted that Westcon, whose director is Robert Gavin, was recommended for the contracts, by way of letters from Mr. Holness, during the period he served as member of parliament for West Central St. Andrew and Minister of Education.
