‘NO WITCH-HUNT’ - Malahoo Forte defends public hearings for MPs; committee chair stresses ethics, not embarrassment

For years, Parliament’s Ethics Committee has largely operated outside the public eye, quietly examining matters ranging from conflicts of interest to allegations of misconduct involving legislators.Marlene Malahoo Forte wants Jamaicans to see that work for themselves.The former attorney general and minister of legal and constitutional affairs, who now chairs the joint committee drawn from both the House of Representatives and the Senate, has opened its proceedings to the public, arguing that transparency is critical to maintaining confidence in Parliament.

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