Robert Montague resigns

Robert Montague has resigned, with immediate effect, as Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation.

His resignation comes just hours after the Jamaica Accountability Portal (JAMP) called for public officials linked to the questionable granting of firearm licences to be relieved of their duties until further investigation of the issues is completed.

A statement late Friday by the Prime Minister said Mr. Montague expressed that it was a privilege to have had the "opportunity to serve at the highest levels in government".

Mr. Montague, who is a former Minister of National Security, was flagged by the Integrity Commission for approving licences for persons with criminal traces, who were initially found unfit to hold a firearm by the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA).

Peter Bunting, another former Minister of National Security, was also flagged for similar reasons. 

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