Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator Ruel Reid. (Photo: JIS)
September 14, 2017
West Kingston compensation committee gets extension
THE West Kingston operation victim compensation committee has been given a one-month extension to complete its work.
Making the disclosure at Wednesday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, said Cabinet has approved payment of a balance of $23.9 million to the chairman and commissioners of the committee.
Senator Reid said the additional time is necessary, given the volume of work to be completed.
The committee, which is chaired by Justice Seymour Panton, is looking into issues of compensation for the estate of people who were killed, detained or suffered loss and damage to property during the May 2010 West Kingston upheaval.
