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Gleaner, The (Newspaper) - February 22, 2008, Kingston, Kingston GHOST STILL HAUNTS PNP SEBA UNITED CLIP HOT WATERHOUSE NISSAN com 46 FEBRUARY 22, 2008 T JAMAICA 62 PAGES KERN Luton Staff Reporter AFTER MORE than two hours of interrogation by Fraud Squad detectives Kern the former junior minister in the previous People's National Party emerged with a half pack of Oreo cookies in his hand and a Tampico He haltingly told journalists that he does not fear who is at the centre of a criminal responded yesterday when asked whether he was concerned about the possibility of The 33-year-old Spencer applied for leave of absence as member of parliament for North East St Elizabeth last amid mounting pressure tor him to step He has been implicated in a criminal probe to determine how contracts were issued in the distribution of free Cuba light The which chalked up a ran for 18 months and ended just before the September 3 general election last UTTERED ONLY A FEW WORDS Yesterday who had wept openly in Parliament when revelations of possible fraud were made by Energy Minister Clive Mullings in seemed uncomfortable as camera lenses and tape recorders moved in on The former People's National Party Youth Organisation president and University of the West Indies guild who has never failed to speak his uttered only a few words as he left the Organised Crime Investigation Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force He had just been PLEASE SEE A3 WHAT'S YOUR LET US HEAR FROM YOU 922-6223 or i i NORMAN CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Former Junior Energy Minister Kern Spencer walks from the offices of the Organised Crime Investigation Division in Kingston after being interrogated by senior police officers From light bulbs to dark days IT STARTED as a project designed to save the country millions of dollars while providing free bulbs to thousands of It ended in controversy with millions of dollars spent under questionable thousands of bulbs unaccounted for and several questions facing the youngest person ever to be appointed to the Jamaican Kern It was with much fanfare in February 2006, that the then Minister of Science and Phillip announced that the Cuban Government would be donating 30,000 light bulbs to residents of his East Kingston 30 CUBAN WORKERS An upbeat said Jamaicans should be persuaded by savings under the scheme to use the light also announced that 30 workers from together with the light bulbs valued at were due to arrive in the island two days Together with 30 employees from the technology the Cubans were to go door to door throughout the constituency exchanging the fluorescent bulbs for traditional incandescent months the second phase of the project was launched with then Junior Minister Spencer announcing that a shipment of 250,000 light bulbs had arrived in the island from Spencer said the bulbs would be distributed to residents of four He also said 100 Cuban technicians would be in the island to help with the Spencer made it clear that the bulbs were being provided by the Cuban Government at no cost to The overall estimated retail value of the four million bulbs was The programme continued below the radar for the rest of 2006 into 2007, spreading islandwide with Cuban and Jamaican volunteers distributing the It was back on the front pages in October 2007 shortly after the Light bulb timeline February 15,2006 - Cuban light bulb pilot project July 3,2006 - Kern Spencer takes control of the second phase of the September 1,2007 - Spencer approves millions of dollars in outstanding October 23,2007 - Clive Mullings raises the red flag and calls in the 0CG&theAG!, November 6,2007 - Mullings calls in Fraud Squad and DPP and Spencer 15,2008 - AG report tabled in February 5,2008 - A damning Contractor General's report tabled in February 7,2008 - PNP executive signals a distancing from February 14,2008 - Spencer signals intention to seek leave from February 21,2008 - Spencer questioned by Fraud Squad general election when new Energy Minister Clive Mullings announced that he had called in the auditor general and the SOMETHING BPL contractor general to probe the Mullings announced that the which was expected to cost was in fact costing the country Mullings said million of that amount had already been paid out while he had put a hold on the payment of the even though the former junior minister had verified the invoices and approved the CONTROVERSY The controversy deepened two weeks later when Mullings informed the House that the which had previously been referred to the auditor general and the contractor had been sent to the Fraud Squad and the director of public He expressed discomfort with the fact that the two companies which collected the majority of the money under the project were not registered as contractors or suppliers with the National Contracts and were only incorporated around the time the islandwide distribution of the bulbs began NWC to probe contamination claim The National Water Commission is to launch an investigation into whether its supply of potable water to some households in the Corporate Area is being contaminated by unscrupulous persons illegally tapping into the A3 Corrosion tank Save money & energy with built-in heat traps 18-month tank warranty Available in 220 or 110 volts Free factory installed safety valve Cash Price 76LJ20....... 114 L 151L Sale ends February 29,2008 Weekly prices shown are 156 weeks and Include Financing is available on single and combined purchases over excluding Financing subject to Prices good while stocks Prices to Prices do not Include installation or delivery Now you oan It COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE HALF WAY TREE MALL PLAZA PINES 926-3370-4 966-5183-4 94M699/7564 974-2375 963-0049 Call Toll 1-888-ATL-SALE m ALL NEW v J Control at your NISSAN MOTOM LTD Vehicle Sales & I Tel: 948-S409/5459. | |

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