THE Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has turned up the pressure on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to sack Dr Andrew Wheatley from his Cabinet.

Wheatley, minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for science, technology and special projects, has come under pressure from the Opposition since Wednesday when a report from the Integrity Commission (IC), which was tabled in Parliament, recommended that he face criminal charges for illicit enrichment as a public official.

On Thursday the Opposition used a media conference to question the thought process behind the prime minister’s decision to return Wheatley to the Cabinet after what it described as his somewhat murky past.