This was demonstrated yesterday when the Commercial Court held in contempt Julia Duncan Cassell, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection. Cassell is expected to provide her own defense against the contempt charge. The court, in early 2017, ruled against Cassell and subsequently ordered her to pay US$80,867 to Smart Tech Incorporated for ITT Infrastructure services provided to her ministry in 2016. The contract was intended for Smart Tech to provide internet connectivity to the ministry, which work the company completed within the time frame of 60 days as stipulated. Since then, Cassell has refused to settle her ministry’s debt, which has also accumulated the interest of nearly US$13K, bringing the total amount owed to US$93,805.72.

Source: Daily Observer January 03, 2018 02:32 UTC