{"id":170881,"date":"2023-03-19T08:33:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T12:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=170881"},"modified":"2023-03-19T11:35:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T15:35:13","slug":"speaker-denies-oppositions-move-to-unseat-sir-robin-yearwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/speaker-denies-oppositions-move-to-unseat-sir-robin-yearwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker denies opposition\u2019s move to unseat Sir Robin Yearwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2157279061\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><strong>POINTE XPRESS:<\/strong> The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sir Gerald Watt has made a ruling<\/p><div id=\"antig-2221551242\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1143w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:214\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:732\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 732w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:1075\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1097w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1143\" height=\"1600\"   \/><\/div>\n<p>on an issue raised by the Leader of the Opposition, Jamale Pringle, over the<\/p>\n<p>validity of Sir Robin Yearwood\u2019s presence in the House.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1879219394\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n<p>Pringle has made the point on more than one occasion, that during the swearing in<\/p><div id=\"antig-440491526\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>ceremony in February, Sir Robin, who was elected as Deputy Speaker of the House<\/p>\n<p>swore the Oath as required, but that he failed to sign his name to the document as<\/p><div id=\"antig-3824286939\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img 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class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>At that time, both the Attorney General and the Speaker refuted the claim and it<\/p>\n<p>was even indicated by the Clerk of Parliament that the member did in fact sign the<\/p>\n<p>book as was the requirement.<\/p>\n<p>The matter seemed not to have satisfied Pringle, so when the House resumed its<\/p>\n<p>sitting on Thursday morning, the Speaker sought to give a final ruling on the<\/p>\n<p>matter. He asked Pringle to restate his claim and asked the AG to respond before<\/p>\n<p>he made his ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The Opposition Leader repeated the assertion that Sir Robin said the oath, but that<\/p>\n<p>he failed to subscribe (sign). \u201cFor any member to participate in any business of the<\/p>\n<p>house, they must not only take the oath, according to Section 6 of the Standing<\/p>\n<p>Orders, the member must do both things. This is not a matter of merely wanting to<\/p>\n<p>be contentious, because if we are going to be doing things in this honourable<\/p>\n<p>House, it must be done properly. Just simply to acknowledge an error and correct<\/p>\n<p>it, you, Mr. Speaker, were sitting right there when the AG went off. I simply came<\/p>\n<p>here to inquire, where do we go from here with that matter. I asked you to do your<\/p>\n<p>investigations and get back to me,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker then turned to Pringle and asked, \u201cIf it is, that what you are saying is<\/p>\n<p>right, what turns on that, how can it be remedied?\u201d In response, the Opposition<\/p>\n<p>Leader said his understanding of the rules is that the member cannot participate in<\/p>\n<p>any business of the House.<\/p>\n<p>Called to respond, Benjamin stated that after considering the points made by<\/p>\n<p>Pringle, he found that they were without merit. He explained, utilizing the Standing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Orders, that the first Order of Business is the election of the Speaker and a Deputy<\/p>\n<p>Speaker, and in order for one to be deputy speaker, that person must first be a<\/p>\n<p>member of the House. He then went into detail to explain that the opposition<\/p>\n<p>member\u2019s claims were not grounded on sound arguments.<\/p>\n<p>In his ruling, The Speaker consulted the register where Dean Jonas signed in 2014,<\/p>\n<p>Londel Benjamin signed in 2018 and he added that he even checked a video<\/p>\n<p>recording of the matter and that he was satisfied that Sir Robin did sign. Further, he<\/p>\n<p>noted that all the members of the opposition debated the budget and at no time<\/p>\n<p>objected to the presence of Sir Robin in the House. \u201cConsequently, the budget<\/p>\n<p>completed and the legal principle applies here, you cannot approbate and<\/p>\n<p>reprobate, that is, you cannot accept the he was right to participate in the budget<\/p>\n<p>debate, voted on the budget and now want to raise this matter at the end. I rule that<\/p>\n<p>Sir Robin did what was required and that the matter is now settled and to be<\/p>\n<p>recorded in Hansard,\u201d the Speaker declared.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-2067175771\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POINTE XPRESS: The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sir Gerald Watt has made a ruling on an issue raised by the Leader of the Opposition, Jamale Pringle, over the validity of Sir Robin Yearwood\u2019s presence in the House. 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