DPP Llewellyn to demit office Friday; charges successor to love the job

 

Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn opened the Michaelmas term in the Home Circuit Court on Tuesday morning, marking her final time doing so. 

 

Ms. Llewellyn has served as DPP for 17 years, making her the longest serving and first female to hold the position in Jamaica's history. 

 

In passing the baton to her successor, Ms. Llewellyn stressed that love for the job will be crucial. 

 

"It has been a great pleasure, and along the way I also didn't do too badly as a mother. As hard as I worked - because it's well-known that I'm a workaholic - my daughter has done well, so I must have done something right. But to my successor, I wish all the very best. It's not an easy task and you have to keep focused, but most importantly you have to love the work that you do," she charged, advising her successor to keep the operational efficiencies of the office. 

 

Ms. Llewellyn is set to demit office on Friday. 

 

Four applicants are reportedly vying for the coveted job as the country's chief prosecutor. 

 

They are senior deputy DPP Jeremy Taylor, Claudette Thompson, also a senior deputy DPP, and veteran prosecutor within that office, Kathy Pyke. 

 

The fourth applicant is former Director of Corruption Prosecution at the Integrity Commission, Keisha Prince-Kameka.