Opposition Leader Mark Golding says Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness should remove Dr Andrew Wheatley from the Cabinet following the Integrity Commission’s recommendation that Wheatley be charged with four offences, including illicit enrichment.

“The minister who has been recommended for prosecution on four criminal charges, including the serious offence of illicit enrichment, cannot be allowed to remain in the Cabinet of Jamaica,” Golding said in a statement on Wednesday evening.  “Prime Minister Holness must act immediately. The integrity of our public institutions and the trust of the Jamaican people demand nothing less.”

The IC says Wheatley is to be charged with illicit enrichment, knowingly making false statements in statutory declarations and failing to provide information required by the Integrity Commission.