Sangster supports Golding
Published:Monday | January 28, 2008 | 9:03 PM
A former member of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Alfred Sangster is supporting the Prime Minister’s decision to recommend the dismissal of the five-member body.
Dr. Sangster made the comments this afternoon after his four former colleagues filed a suit in the Supreme Court challenging their dismissal.
Dr. Sangster said there are reasonable grounds to support the Prime Minister’s conclusion that the former PSC members are guilty of misconduct.
Like the Prime Minister, he has criticised the former PSC for failing to carry out a court order for the reinstatement of Lackston Robinson as Acting Deputy Solicitor General.
In a July 2007 ruling the Supreme Court said it was unfair for Mr. Robinson to be reverted to his post of Senior Assistant Attorney General without being assessed for the job.
Dr. Sangster also commented on the PSC’s recommendation for Stephen Vasciannie to be appointed Solicitor General.
He said he agreed with his four former colleagues for Professor Vasciannie to succeed Michael Hylton as Solicitor General.
But according to Dr. Sangster at that time, he was not aware of a 2002 newspaper article in which Professor Vasciannie severely criticised the return of Bruce Golding to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) after leaving the National Democratic Movement.
Dr. Sangster said having learnt of the article he made three attempts to have the PSC members review the recommendation.
However, he said he was not successful.
According to Dr. Sangster the utterances of Professor Vasciannie could seriously undermine a potential relationship between