Western Stars Philharmonic Steel Orchestra member Fuad Abu Bakr said he is considering legal action against Pan Trinbago and president Beverley Ramsey-Moore after he was barred from a meeting of the organisation’s executive on Sunday.

Ramsey-Moore said he had been banned from attending meetings since 2022.

Abu Bakr said when he tried to attend on Sunday, police told him he was barred from entering the meeting, and would be arrested if he tried to enter the room.

He said he was given a letter dated October 21, 2022, which said he had been suspended since that date. He said that was the first time he had seen the letter.

Ramsey-Moore said the letter, which was addressed to the manager of Western Stars Philharmonic Steel Orchestra, Mucurapo Road, St James, was hand-delivered to the organisation.

She said, “The membership – it has nothing to do with Beverley Ramsey-Moore – took a decision to suspend Fuad Abu Bakr and do further investigation for assaulting the president at a meeting.

"The general membership, the highest authority in Pan Trinbago, suspended Fuad for slamming down documents on my hands. He walked up to the table and slammed the documents down on my hands.

"As far as I’m concerned, he should be suspended for life."

She added: “These are not things you want in the media space. There are things to be discussed in-house in our private meetings. Unfortunately, though I froze in fear and shock. I allowed the membership to deal with the issue. I could have gone to the police, but I prefer the members to deal with the issue. Since that happened, Fuad has never attended a meeting because he’s fully aware of the decision by the members.”

Abu Bakr said there were two meetings in October 2022, at the first of which he said Ramsey-Moore had had her office manager move a motion that Ramsey-Moore be allowed to continue in offices for two more years without election, owing to the covid19-pandemic.

“She said she couldn’t have elections during covid19, although everyone else was having elections and AGMs.

"This motion took everyone by surprise, except those who were prepared to be there already. I took objection and explained we have a process of elections and secret ballots so people are not surprised when they choose who they want, other than the incumbent chair, so to carry out a raise of hands for her to move on in that manner, when no one was aware that this is what we’re coming to this meeting for, was totally unjust and against our constitution.

"Subsequent to that she moved the motion and accepted the motion as the chair.”

Abu Bakr said at a second meeting later that month, he walked out, accompanied by other delegates, after saying there should be no further meetings of Pan Trinbago until there were elections.

“It is that behaviour she has construed as worth disciplining, so to speak, since October 21, 2022, which I have never received communication thereof.

"Of course I walked out, and I have never gone to a meeting since then.

“We do have elections now, on October 6. I have fil