Grenada could lose the services of controversial Jamaican attorney, Hugh Wildman.
Informed sources told GRENADA TODAY that Wildman has applied for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in his homeland.
However, a well-placed legal luminary in Jamaica told this newspaper that it is very unlikely that Wildman would be seriously considered for the DPP job in Jamaica given his many brushes with local lawyers.
Local media reports quoted Wildman as confirming that he had applied for the post but had not firmly made up his mind if he would pursue the position.
The Jamaican attorney currently serves as Legal Advisor to the ruling New National Party (NNP) government of Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell.
He landed the post after the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) rejected a bid from government to install Wildman as the island's Attorney General.
The Grenada Bar Association (GBA) mounted strong opposition to the pending appointment due to Wildman's many skirmishes with local barristers.
The bar also cited an email letter from English attorney, Lawrence Jones in which he alleged that Wildman was "expensive" but useful in the exercise to keep out the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) from entering Grenada to probe the affairs of the collapsed First International Bank of Grenada (FIBG).
It is not clear whether the Mitchell government has given its "blessings" to the Wildman move to return to Jamaica to pursue the DPP post.
The impending departure of Wildman comes against the backdrop upcoming general elections in the Spice Isle in which the Mitchell government is expected to face stiff opposition for a fourth consecutive term in office from the main opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The controversial legal figure is suspected to be politically close to the newly elected Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government of Prime Minister, Bruce Golding.
Former GBA President, Anslem Clouden who is a known critics of Wildman has consistently called for the Jamaican to leave the jurisdiction due to friction with local attorneys.
