AFC-REO rift causes suspension of Region 2 RDC

The Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) Regional Democratic Council was once again suspended after the Regional Executive Officer (REO) refused to apologise to Alliance For Change (AFC) Councillor Naitram for shouting at him at the last meeting.
When the monthly statutory meeting was held on Tuesday, the REO, Rupert Hopkinson was once again asked to apologise to Naitram. However, the REO said that while he regretted his action, he did not see any reason for an apology. The REO told Naitram on Tuesday that even at Parliament there was heckling and he did not see his action of shouting to be offensive.
However, Naitram called for a suspension of the sitting until the REO, who was also the clerk of the RDC, showed respect and apologise. The RDC Chairman called for a vote and all except one Councillor voted in favour of the suspension. The RDC is now suspended until the next sitting.