Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out appointing resigned Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley to a future Cabinet.

In 2018, the Auditor General cited Wheatley for questionable conduct in the Petrojam scandal.

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At a press conference this morning, Holness said his position in respect of Wheatley's potential return to the Cabinet has not changed.

I'm always a believer in second chances, reforming, and redemption but at this moment there are still things to consider before that can there was nothing to block Wheatley's bid to seek re-election as the Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Central on a Jamaica Labour Party ticket in the upcoming general election.

The prime minister continued: "Wheatley is an elected Member of Parliament and I think the party would have to look very closely before making any decision about not running him as a part of our slate for the next general election, whenever that would be.”