Jamaican College principal Suelyn Ward Brown allegedly collected over J$4 million for unlawful land gross sales
A number of individuals have come ahead with claims that they paid Jamaican faculty principal Suelyn Ward Brown over J$4 million for lands close to Clifton, St Catherine, police officers have disclosed.
One complainant stated he paid over two million Jamaican {dollars} for a plot within the improvement that has been on the middle of an issue for the previous couple of weeks.
Others claimed they paid between $800,000 and $600,000 Jamaican {dollars}
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Ward-Brown is charged with breaches of the Proceeds of Crime Act, the Regulation Reform Fraudulent Transactions Particular Provisions Act, and conspiracy to defraud.
The police additional disclosed that not less than three different people of curiosity are below investigation in reference to the unlawful Clifton land sale.
The Jamaica Constabulary Pressure (JCF) began the investigation into the illicit sale of land within the Larger Bernard Lodge improvement space after a number of homes had been destroyed. The demolition of unlawful settlements started on October 6, following the federal government’s resolution to destroy unlawful settlements occupied by legal gang members.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his administration had been accused of being insensitive to the poor, however Holness knowledgeable Parliament final week that every one the buildings destroyed, which had been illegally constructed on lands reserved for improvement, had been all unfinished and nobody was dwelling in any of them on the time of demolition.
“We had been very cautious, and we made positive to remain properly inside what was legally required and permissible, so we didn’t destroy any accomplished buildings. We didn’t destroy any construction that anybody was visibly occupying, we didn’t throw out anyone’s furnishings,” he stated.
He additionally stated the federal government couldn’t permit the institution of the subdivision to proceed on lands allotted for agricultural use.
The Larger Bernard Lodge Growth Plan will create an built-in group of 5400 acres of land of which 3027 acres are devoted to agriculture.
The rest is designated for housing, gentle industrial and business actions, social providers, open and leisure areas, and an city middle.
The police are asking members of the general public who could have data that may help the police of their investigation to contact MOCA at 876-906-5848, the 119 police emergency quantity, or the closest police station.