NICIL’s involvement in Pradoville 2 ‘incidental’

Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Ltd (NICIL) Winston Brassington says the entity’s role in the Pradoville 2 housing development was limited and it was only following Cabinet’s direction.

“NICIL did not enter into any agreements of sale or receive any monies. All of those transactions would have been done through CHPA (Central Housing and Planning Authority) or the Ministry of Housing and we are not a party or privy to it,” he told reporters during a press conference at NICIL’s head offices in Kingston on Monday.

Under pressure following a damning audit report that recommended criminal charges and disciplinary action for breaching laws,