PNP YO Calls For Ruel Reid’s Firing From JC

PNPYO CALLS FOR RUEL REID TO BE FIRED AS PRINCIPAL OF JC

The PNP Youth Organisation wel­comes news that the Principal of Jamaica College, Ruel Reid has been fired as Minister and has also resigned from the Senate. This devel­op­ment has only come about because of a dili­gent Parliamentary Opposition led by Dr. Peter Phillips, who called atten­tion to Mr. Reid’s stew­ard­ship over cor­rupt prac­tices at the Ministry.
That the Prime Minister has seen it fit to fire Mr. Reid, tells the pub­lic that what is being uncov­ered in Ministry of Education could very well be worse than what was unearthed at Petrojam. 

The PNPYO is there­fore demand­ing that Ruel Reid steps down as Principal of Jamaica College and not be allowed to serve on any State Boards in the near future. His pro­longed sec­ond­ment was already improp­er and to keep him in this posi­tion of lead­er­ship sends the wrong mes­sage to the stu­dents who would be under his influ­ence and guidance.The role of Principal must be held by one who is firm on prin­ci­ple, integri­ty and good judge­ment. Mr. Reid has proven that he does not meet such high stan­dards.
We fur­ther ask that the Custos of St. Andrew, HON. DR. PATRICIA DUNWELL review this mat­ter to deter­mine whether Mr. Reid could right­ly con­tin­ue to hold the office of Justice of the Peace (JP). The Ministry of Justice requires that a JP be a per­son of unques­tion­able integri­ty and who com­mands the respect and con­fi­dence of the local community. 

We believe that the Prime Minister’s loss of con­fi­dence in Ruel Reid to con­tin­ue his tenure as Minister and Senator is a clear indi­ca­tion that he is no longer suit­ed to bear the seal of such an office as Justice of the Peace. With infor­ma­tion yet unfold­ing, his actions may well war­rant a dis­missal on the grounds out­lined in Section 9, sub­sec­tion 4a(i and ii) of the Justices of the Peace Act, 2018.

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