Every Scandal. Every Investigation. One Place.

CHAIR of Jamaica’s Integrity Commission (IC) Ret’d Justice Carol Lawrence Beswick has vowed that the anti-corruption watchdog will continue to pursue its mandate fairly, independently, and “without fear or favour”, despite the growing number of court challenges to its decisions. Writing in the IC’s 2025/26 Annual Report, which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, Beswick said the commission will be “guided at all times by the law, the principles of justice, and the unwavering commitment to integrity, transparency and accountability in public life”. She highlighted that during the reporting p...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Integrity Commission (IC) is reporting that it has closed six cases of potential illicit enrichment or false information against members of parliament (MPs) between April 1, 2018 and March 2026. The cases were closed after investigations or preliminary enquiries, the IC said in its annual report tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday. The IC noted that it ruled that one MP be charged/prosecuted for illicit enrichment, while also ruling that no charges be brought against another. During the period, the IC closed illicit enrichment cases involving one councillor, one perma...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding has accused Prime Minister Andrew Holness of violating the principles of Westminster government by allowing Andrew Wheatley to remain a Cabinet minister despite an Integrity Commission of Jamaica report recommending that he be charged with alleged illicit enrichment and other corruption-related offences. Golding, who was addressing party supporters at Sunday’s Admiral Town Divisional Conference, said the long-standing convention in Westminster-style democracies is that public officials facing serious corruption allegations or recommendations ...

Defence lawyers in the multimillion-dollar Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) fraud trial have been placed on notice that the case will proceed on October 5, with Parish Court Judge Sanchia Burrell warning that the repeated scheduling difficulties of one attorney can no longer be allowed to derail the proceedings. Burrell issued the warning during a case management hearing in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday after granting what she described as one final adjournment to accommodate defence counsel. She said the date had already been agreed by the parties, but made it clear t...

The police are warning Jamaicans against allowing their names to be used to acquire or hold property for others, cautioning that doing so without verifying the source of the funds could result in criminal charges, hefty fines, imprisonment and the loss of the assets. The warning follows the arrest and charge of a Clarendon woman in connection with an alleged J$250-million money-laundering scheme involving properties investigators say were beneficially owned by a now-deceased Jamaican drug trafficker convicted in the United States (US). Deputy Superintendent of Police Brent Williams, head of ...