The Public Administration and Appropriations Committee of Parliament (PAAC) this morning descended into an uproar after the chairman revealed that Senior Communications Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism Delano Seiveright racked up almost $9 million in travel expenses in over a year.

A shouting match between committee members unfolded as Government Members of Parliament accuse their Opposition counterpart of playing politics.

Information received by PAAC from the Tourism Ministry indicated that Seiveright’s travel expenses, both locally and overseas, between April 2016 and March 2017 was $2,461,627.20.

Between April 2017 and March 2018, the communications strategist racked up $4,452,700.70 in travel expenses.

As of April 2018 to present, his travel expenses amounted to $2,055,549.50.

As tempers flared during the committee meeting, chairman Wykeham McNeill called for a recess, after which the deliberations resumed.