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PPP/C councillor Kwame McCoy was “disrespectful” to the chairman and council and despite attempts to calm him down, he continued and this led to his suspension from the Regional Democratic Council meeting on Tuesday, Region Four Chairman Clement Corlette said.

Corlette emphasized that the suspension was for the remainder of that meeting only.

At a press briefing called to clear the air on the issue, as he said the circumstances surrounding the councillor’s expulsion had been misrepresented in some sections of the media, Corlette said McCoy had been properly removed and there was no malicious attempt against him……


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