PRIME Minister Stuart Young has used his first public address to call for societal unity and a “new chapter” for Trinidad and Tobago.

He made the comment as he delivered his maiden speech after being sworn in at President’s House on March 17 as the country’s eighth prime minister.

The ceremony was attended by members of the political and diplomatic community, apart from Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar who was noticeably absent amid the opposition’s threats of legal action over the legitimacy of Young’s appointment.