CMU third-party payments normal, says Witness
A former treasurer of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) on Tuesday testified that Jamaica Labour Party councillor Kim Brown Lawrence was a third-party recipient of payments under contracts between the university and consultancy firm Optimum Customer Services Consultancy. The evidence emerged during cross-examination in the multimillion-dollar fraud trial as King’s Counsel Oswest Senior-Smith questioned the former treasurer about CMU’s payment procedures and the circumstances under which suppliers could request that payments be made to third parties.