An Apology Saves Minister Young from Privileges Committee After Derogatory Parliamentary Comments

October 18, 2024 – An apology saved Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Port-of-Spain North/St Ann’s West MP Stuart Young from being brought before the Privileges Committee in Parliament last evening. House Speaker Bridgid Annisette-George instructed Young to apologize for derogatory comments made toward Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Couva North MP Ravi Ratiram during last week’s Standing Finance Committee debate. Young was caught on a live microphone using obscene language and making offensive insinuations. Annisette-George condemned the remarks as misogynistic, homophobic, and damaging to Parliament’s integrity, stressing that accidental broadcasting did not excuse the comments.