KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — ANN has been reliably informed that the Public Service Commission has made the bombshell decision to reinstate the full salary of embattled educator Adriana King — a move certain to ignite a fresh firestorm of debate across the country.
The reported decision lands squarely in the middle of an explosive and still-unresolved legal dispute that has gripped SVG for years, with King remaining entangled in a case that continues to generate visceral public reaction on all sides.
The case is a criminal prosecution, and it sits firmly within the exclusive remit of the Director of Public Prosecutions — not the Cabinet, not the Prime Minister’s office, and not any ministry.
The roots of this saga stretch back to 2021, when King was charged with the explosive allegation that she attempted to obstruct then-Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves from entering Parliament during a charged and chaotic protest action in Kingstown — a day that sent shockwaves across the region.
The drama took a stunning twist in May 2024, when a magistrate stayed the matter — suspending it in legal limbo rather than bringing it to a definitive close. Public reporting subsequently revealed that the DPP intended to appeal that stay, keeping the matter unresolved.
Now, prominent attorney Jomo Thomas has added his voice to the legal chorus, publicly stating that while many Vincentians are demanding that the government step in and end this ordeal, any discontinuation of the criminal charge falls squarely within the DPP’s authority — and the DPP’s alone.