WILLIAMS... the proposal for the Government to insert itself into a meritorious process... is a path which Jamaica should avoid
Finance Minister Fayval Williams entered the firestorm sparked by Dennis Chung’s appointment as head of the Financial Investigations Division (FID), describing as “reckless and dangerous” the demand by the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) that the Government rescinds the selection.
Williams did not name the PNP in a news release on the issue on Friday. However, it was obvious that her reprimand was levelled at the party which, on Thursday, claimed that Chung is compromised and not qualified to serve as FID chief technical director. The PNP had also given the Government 72 hours to rescind Chung’s appointment or face islandwide action.
According to PNP President Mark Golding, Chung has already publi
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