Senate President Blocks Senator Quinn-Williams’ Response Pending Review of Statement
Senate President Alincia Williams-Grant on Tuesday ruled that new Opposition Senator Pearl Quinn-Williams could not address a reported personal attack by Prime Minister Gaston Browne until the President had reviewed the statement in question.
During her inaugural address to the Senate, Senator Quinn-Williams attempted to raise the matter but was swiftly interrupted by Williams-Grant, who explained that proper protocol had not been followed.
Williams-Grant outlined her reasoning, stating that while she was vaguely aware of the issue through a call from the Opposition Leader earlier in the day, she had not been given the opportunity to review the senator’s statement before the session began.
“I have to see the script; I have to see what your statement is for me to say yes, it is appropriate for this time,” Williams-Grant told Quinn-Williams. She added that the matter, reportedly stemming from comments made in the press last week, could not be addressed without prior notice and formal review.
The Senate President cited her busy schedule leading up to the sitting, including traffic delays and preparations for the session, as contributing factors to her inability to review the statement.
“Today is Tuesday, and I came up early—was it Friday?—to prepare my plans, and I didn’t see any notification from the Clerk that there was any personal matter raised,” Williams-Grant clarified.
While denying Quinn-Williams the opportunity to respond to the alleged attack at this time, Williams-Grant assured the new senator that she would consider the statement for a future session, if appropriate.
“I will review the statement, and if necessary, on the next occasion you would be able to address it. But I cannot allow you to do so this morning,” the Senate President affirmed.
In concluding, Williams-Grant encouraged Senator Quinn-Williams to proceed with her inaugural remarks, emphasizing that the allotted time for new senators’ addresses was reserved for such formal introductions.
Quinn-Williams acknowledged the ruling and ended with her inaugural remarks.
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The grand puba former speaker of the upper house, once told gassy and his merry men. “If they go on radio and cuss you, I will allow you to answer them in hare.
I guess comrade Grant, have to dance with who took her to the dance. He who appoint can disappoint.
Pearl “FOOTS” Quinn cried down Antigua so much….she claim say she wants to live in St. Kitts! Why the change of heart all of a sudden???
What is going on here?
So Pearl Quinn is such a s*** politician that she can’t simply work in whatever she has to say during her presentation? (That is the usual parliamentary culture)
She expects to use Personal Explanations for that?
What if every MP chose to abuse the process in that way? Where would it end?
These UPP folk are focusing on everything except effective commentary on the Budget. New year. New BS.
Bunch of losers!
Imagine that is how Pearl “FOOTS” Quinn wanted to start her tenure as Senator!!! So classless!!!!
Does she really want to go down that road will she try to use her new platform to make sarcastic attacks against our P.M like those on her placards and in the media there is fair game if one chooses to be in politics our PM is human too he did say she was a teller prior to her becoming a new politician without be lettered now she should tell us what her qualifications are there is a saying the higher monkey climb the more he exposes his backside so tell us lady foots what is your qualifications