The trial of former Public Service Minister Dr. Jennifer Westford and the ministry’s former Chief Personnel Officer Margaret Cummings, who are accused of attempting to steal state vehicles, can now continue after the Appeal Court discharged their request to stay the proceedings against them in the magistrate’s court.
On Wednesday, Justices of Appeal Rishi Persaud, Arif Bulkan and Rafiq Khan lifted the stay which had previously been granted by Justice of Appeal Dawn Gregory, thereby paving the way for the trial to proceed.
Justice Gregory had granted the stay to halt the trial, until the hearing and determination of an appeal the women had filed against former acting Chief Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards’ rejection of their application to have the High Court hear their case, instead of the lower court.
