Vanessa Kissoon
PNC/APNU, parliamentarian Vanessa Kissoon was beaten during an altercation with General Secretary Oscar Clarke at the party's Congress Place, Sophia headquarters. A source revealed that Kissoon and Clarke had a heated exchange over the use of the PNC/APNU's Linden office. Clarke then dealt her several slaps and pushed her to the ground after he felt she got the upper-hand during their verbal exchange. The source said there's a falling out between the Granger led faction of which Clarke is a member and a Linden group led by Aubrey Norton which consists of Kissoon, Sharma Solomon and several others. As a result the source said PNC/APNU leader though not present when the latest incident occurred, quickly took Clarke's side and Kissoon was suspended without being afforded due-process.
This is not the first incident in which a member of the PNC/APNU has been assaulted by party members. Former GECOM commissioner Haslyn Parris was also given a sound thrashing at Congress Place several years ago.