Sixth District Representative Hon. Myron Walwyn has spoken out for the first time since the High Court’s ruling of “No Case to Answer,” which effectively cleared him of wrongdoing in the Elmore Stoutt High School Wall Project case.
The ruling, delivered by Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards on January 21, 2025, found no sufficient evidence against Walwyn or former Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Lorna Stevens, in connection with the incomplete 2014 project, which saw over $1 million spent.
Walwyn, a former Minister of Education, has consistently maintained his innocence in the matter, a stance he reiterated following the ruling. Speaking on the decision at a press conference on Thursday, he stated, “There was no evidence because there was no wrongdoing.” He emphasized that the magistrate’s ruling aligns with what he had asserted long before he was officially charged in 2022.
Despite the ruling in Walwyn’s favour, Director of Public Prosecutions Tiffany Scatliffe has since appealed the decision, citing three key grounds: The first, that the learned magistrate exceeded her jurisdiction in the case; the second, that the legal evidence substantially affecting the merits of the case was rejected by the court; and the third, that he decision of the magistrate is unreasonable.
Walwyn responded to the appeal with confidence in the judicial system and high hopes that the ruling would stand.