Speaker reports Mace stolen

The Speaker’s Mace

Amid a row over who has the authority to convene the National Assembly, Speaker Raphael Trotman yesterday announced that the Mace, the symbol of the authority of the office of the Speaker, was stolen but Clerk Sherlock Isaacs later said that it had been taken for cleaning and would be returned shortly.

The stunning announcement was made yesterday afternoon by the Office of Speaker.

Trotman stated that the Mace was absent when he