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FRIDAY,

OCTOBER 10, 2014

VOLUME 108, No.41

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FORMER REGISTRAR PLEADS GUILTY office as Registrar of the High Court, an arbitrary A MATTER WHICH HAS act prejucial to the BEEN the subject of rights of another person public attention for the to wit, request that past five months took a Account No. 800300 at new twist this week, with the St. Vincent former High Court Cooperative Bank Ltd. Registrar Tamara Gibson- for the benefit of Marks pleading guilty to Franklyn Williams, be two criminal charges, and closed’. another being nolle prosequied. DPP explains She is expected to know her fate next In presenting the Tuesday, October 14. facts, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Registrar’s admission Colin Williams told the court that in her Gibson-Marks capacity as Registrar, admitted on Tuesday, at Gibson-Marks served as the Kingstown Accounting Officer for Magistrate’s Court, that the High Court and between April 30, 2014 Registry. and May 21, 2014 at The Mediation Kingstown, she Programme is an dishonestly alternative dispute appropriated funds resolution procedure. belonging to another, When people go into with the intention of mediation, the High permanently depriving Court Office collects the the other of it to wit, funds, part of it goes to EC$21,925 belonging to pay the mediators and the Mediation the balance is retained Programme at the High by the office. Court. According to the facts, Gibson-Marks also the money was kept in a confessed that on May 7, drawer. About two years 2014, ‘while being a ago there was an person employed in the indication that some of public service, did the money went direct, in abuse of her missing, and Gibsonby HAYDN HUGGINS

Marks placed a lock on the drawer. However, the practice of putting money into the drawer continued. An Audit was conducted, and a report from the Director of Audit revealed there was a difference of EC$21,925 between what was collected and what was disbursed. The matter was handed over to the police who carried out investigations, and Gibson-Marks was charged in relation to that sum of money, since it is the duty of the Accounting Officer to account for the money.

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Colin Williams DPP made one of his now rare appearances at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court, and explained certain facts pertinent to the case.

Tamara Gibson-Marks, seen here with one of her lawyers St. Lucian Alberton Richelieu, will know her fate by next week.

wit an order in claim 96 of 1980 purportedly dated 9th December, 2008 and entered 12 December, 2008’. She maintained her innocence on this charge, and the DPP entered a nolle prosequi. Gibson-Marks had pleaded not guilty to all three charges when she Other charges initially appeared at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Gibson-Marks was Court August 21 this also charged with, that year, and was released on May 7, ‘being a person employed in the on bail in the sum of public service who being $30,000 with one surety. Her bail was continued authorized to give a certificate touching any when she returned to court on Tuesday. matter by virtue The former Registrar whereof the rights of is represented by St. any person may be Lucian lawyer Alberton prejudicially affected, Richelieu and local did give a certificate attorney Duane Daniel. which was to her Magistrate Carla James knowledge false in granted permission to material particular to the defence for the filing

and serving of written submissions in relation to mitigation, on the Court and the DPP by today (Friday). This is to be supplemented with oral submissions next Tuesday, October 14. Gibson-Marks is likely to know her fate on the same day.

VINCENTIAN was unable to confirm whether additional charges would be brought against GibsonMarks. When contacted, Investigator Station Sergeant Trevor ‘Buju’ Bailey indicated that investigations were still on-going. Gibson-Marks, a St. Money repaid Lucian, took up the post At a news conference of High Court Registrar last month, Prime here in 2008. She Minister Dr. Ralph vacated her position and Gonsalves said Gibsonleft the state in May Marks had already this year following a repaid a total of over meeting with Attorney $300,000 which had General Judith Jonesbeen withdrawn from a Morgan. trust account at the St. The former Registrar Vincent Cooperative returned to the state Bank Ltd. and from a voluntarily August 20. mediation account of the She was taken into High Court. custody the following Up to press time day and slapped with Wednesday, THE three charges.


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