JAMAICA-Appeal Court dismisses Prime Minister’s challenge in Integrity Commission Dispute.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Court of Appeal has upheld a Supreme Court ruling that denied Prime Minister Andrew Holness access to certain unredacted documents in his legal challenge against the Integrity Commission.

In a judgment delivered on Friday, the Court of Appeal dismissed Holness’ appeal, affirming Justice Althea Jarrett’s July 31, 2025 decision, which refused the prime minister’s request for disclosure of the documents and rejected efforts to strike portions of an affidavit filed by the Commission’s former Director of Information.

The appellate court ruled that Justice Jarrett correctly applied the Integrity Commission Act and the Civil Procedure Rules, finding no error in law, fact or judicial discretion.

“The appellants have failed to demonstrate any error of law, fact, or principle,” the court said, adding that the judge properly balanced the relevant legal issues and acted within her case management powers.

The court also lifted the stay of proceedings imposed pending the appeal, allowing the judicial review to continue.

Holness maintains he has done nothing unlawful following a 2024 Integrity Commission report that recommended the Financial Investigations Division and Tax Administration Jamaica examine his financial affairs.

The Prime Minister is seeking a judicial review, arguing that the Integrity Commission and its Director of Investigations, Kevon Stephenson, acted unfairly and unlawfully in investigating his statutory declarations.