Cabinet stands with PM Holness amid latest IC report

By Kimone Witter    

 

Information Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says the Cabinet is confident in the abilities of Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness to continue leading the country despite his name being linked to adverse findings in investigation reports published by the Integrity Commission.

 

An Integrity Commission report tabled in the House of Representatives o Tuesday highlighted significant irregularities in the development of a property by Estatebridge, a company linked to Prime Minister Holness.

 

The directors of Estatebridge are Dr. Holness' business partner Norman Brown, Sydjea Anderson and Adam Holness, the son of the prime minister.

 

Dr. Holness has said he feels targeted as he is not a director or shareholder of the company and does not own the property in question.

 

He said, despite the Integrity Commission not making conclusions or findings about him in the report, he has asked his lawyers to review the document and provide further advice.

 

Addressing Wednesday's post Cabinet media briefing, Dr. Morris Dixon said the efforts to tarnish prime minister's reputation are disheartening. 

 

"I personally feel really bad about what is happening... because I see someone who is working really hard, really, really hard for a country, and who I see his reputation being tarnished month after month after month. And what does he do? He gets up every day, and he holds all of us in Cabinet accountable. He tells us we're not doing enough. You have to do more.... He keeps pushing us. Our country needs you to do more. And so this is someone who I admire, and this is someone who I would love to see more leaders like this in our country going forward," she said.