Prime Minister,Young slam Mark

Mark is a member of that JSC which is conducting an enquiry into the operations of the domestic seabridge. Young reminded reporters that Rowley presented documentary evidence to the JSC on Monday, including the Christian Mouttet report, to support his statements.

He said those documents included was a May 25 email and letter from Baja Ferries director general Oscar Ruano to suspended TT Inter-Island Transport CEO Leon Grant about the Cabo Star cargo vessel.

Indicating that Baja Ferries was the original owner of the Cabo Star, Young said Grant’s email address is clearly identified as “leong@ patnt.com.” However, Young said at Tuesday’s sitting of the JSC, Mark claimed the e-mail address which Rowley referred to was “leong@ patt.com.” Young said this was an attempt by Mark to give Grant the opportunity to say, this “was not in fact his email. Indicating the e-mail address Mark spoke of was a figment of his imagination, Young distributed copies of the email and letter to reporters. He declared, “The document speaks for itself.” Young said Mark and the Opposition did not know, “we also have it forensically imaged from the server at the Port Authority of TT.” He said Mark, like all other JSC members, had full access to the documentation which Rowley provided to the JSC to support his testimony.

Describing Mark’s actions as “reprehensible,” Rowley said he was disgusted but not surprised. He said if Parliament was not proroguing at midnight last night, Mark would have been sent to the Privileges Committee for his actions. Rowley said Mark’s actions were similar to actions he took as Speaker of the House of Representatives when private motion was raised against former finance minister Larry Howai about Howai allegedly being involved in insider trading at First Citizens Bank.

Rowley reminded reporters he moved that motion and prosecuted that matter with documentary evidence.