Tag: CarePay
Watson says Webb was AIS owner
(CNS): Former chair of the Health Services Authority, Canover Watson, has pointed to his close friend and business partner, Jeffrey Webb, as the real beneficial owner of AIS Cayman Ltd, which secured the lucrative contract for the hospital payment and verification system, but has denied having any interest himself in the business. Trevor Burke QC made […]
Crown wraps up CarePay case with more evidence
(CNS): Jurors were given more documents on Monday as the crown wrapped up the hospital CarePay corruption case against Canover Watson and Miriam Rodrigues. While the six women and one man have heard from many live witnesses, a very significant portion of the crown’s case is based on electronic data and documents, particularly email communications, banking transactions […]
Webb asked PA to create company in hospital scandal case
(CNS): Miriam Rodrigues told police that she did the paperwork and local registration for AIS (Cayman) Ltd at the direction of Jeffrey Webb, not Canover Watson, while she was working as Watson’s PA because he had asked her to help Webb when he needed it. In her first interview with police regarding the CarePay case, in […]
Watson blamed PA for mistaken links to AIS
(CNS): In his interview with police following his arrest in the CarePay scandal, Canover Watson said it was mistakes on the part of his personal assistant, Miriam Rodrigues, that his name, telephone numbers and other things appeared to link him to AIS Cayman Ltd, but he was not a beneficial owner. Jurors heard Friday that […]
Watson asked IT boss to delete emails
(CNS): As the trial of Canover Watson over corruption charges in relation to a hospital contract resumed Monday after the Christmas adjournment, the court heard that some time before he was arrested Watson asked the IT manager at his office to delete what turned out to be incriminating email files from the company server. At […]
Minister reveals connection to AIS ‘sham’ directors
(CNS): One of the men that the crown says was a ‘sham director’ of AIS Cayman Ltd, the company awarded the multi-million dollar contract for the hospital payment and verification system, has very close connections to the finance minister, the jury heard Wednesday. Marco Archer explained that he has known Eldon Rankin for more than […]
Opportunities missed to stop CarePay contract
(CNS): Two public servants who gave evidence in the CarePay case Tuesday both revealed missed opportunities for putting a stop to the costly hospital payment system contracted to AIS Cayman, which never worked as intended, before millions of dollars of public cash was lost. Carroll Cooper from the health ministry recounted his refusal to pay an invoice […]
