Monday, September 29, 2014 | 9:21 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Faith Webster, the interdicted head of the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, is to appear in the Supreme Court today for a first hearing into her challenge of the decision to remove her from office.
Webster was removed from office pending a hearing before the Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding the finding of an internal audit of the Government-run agency.
Webster, who had been appointed executive director of the agency in 2008, filed action in the Supreme Court in March, seeking judicial review of the decision to place her on interdiction.
She’s claiming that the process of her interdiction was in breach of natural justice as she did not get an opportunity to respond to claims made against her.
Webster has named Okina Miller, the permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Public Service Commission as defendants.
The embattled Webster was interdicted by way of letter from Miller on February 7. The letter followed two meetings on February 4 to discuss the audit report.
There was also a meeting on February 10, but Webster is claiming this to be a “sham” as it was clear from the February 7 letter that the permanent secretary had made a decision that Webster should be interdicted. Webster has also claimed that no reasons were given for the interdiction and the cutting of her salary by a half.
Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserver
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver
View the original article here
Supreme Court to hear case of interdicted women"s bureau head today
