Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman on Thursday upbraided APNU Member of Parliament Vanessa Kissoon for making a personal remark directed at Minister of Works Robeson Benn.
Benn was at the time contributing to the debate on a motion on the government’s honouring its August 21, 2012 agreement with the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council on Linden. While Benn spoke, Kissoon heckled, “Like father, like son,” in an apparent reference to an ongoing police investigation involving the son of Minister Benn. After Kissoon made the statement, government whip Gail Teixeira immediately rose to object to it. “We wanted to immediately ask that [Kissoon’s statement] be retracted,” Teixeira said.
“Honourable members, the Minister is a member of this House and whatever may be
