A public official, who was a no-show yesterday at a meeting of the parliamentary committee examining governance and procurement issues flagged at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), could face a criminal charge that carries a maximum penalty of $200.

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday began taking steps to have Fitzgerald Mitchell, acting chief executive officer (CEO) of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), placed before the court after he failed to attend a hearing on Tuesday.

Tiffany Stewart, senior legislative counsel to the Houses of Parliament, confirmed that Mitchell was “ordered and summoned” on June 8 to appear before the PAC yesterday.