A man who entered the Cabinet Building and loudly demanded to see the Premier had to be forcibly escorted off the grounds twice yesterday — the first time by members of the Premier's staff.

A source inside the Cabinet Building at the time told The Royal Gazette the first visit from the man came late yesterday morning.

During that incident he raised his voice and showed aggressive behaviour toward the receptionist, according to the source.

Two members of the Premier's senior staff used "minimum restraining force" the witness said, to remove the man.

Premier Ewart Brown was on the premises at the time, but made no contact with the visitor.

The same culprit, described as a young man by the source, re-emerged in the lobby of the Cabinet Building only a few hours later — making another demand to see the Premier.

This time Cabinet staffers called Police.

Spokesperson Dwayne Caines released the following statement on the incident: "Police responded to a report of a disturbance that took place at around 3.15 p.m. on the Cabinet grounds. It appears that a man was creating a raucous.

"Police were called and the man was escorted off the premises," Mr. Caines reported.

The man was not arrested, although the Cabinet source said the man's actions could have amounted to, at minimum, "disturbing the peace".

During the afternoon melee Premier Brown was away from his Cabinet Office for an off-site meeting.

The Premier's Press Secretary Scott Simmons acknowledged the incident late last night, but would provide few details.

He said: "We can confirm the incident took place, the man was not arrested, and order was restored within minutes of the incident."

When asked whether security was appropriate for the Cabinet Building and the Premier, he said: "As is customary we will engage in discussions which should prevent this type of reoccurrence."

Mr. Simmons would not explain why the identities of the employees who removed the man were being withheld.

But the source who was in the building at the time indicated it was important to the Premier that members of the public felt that he was accessible.

The source also predicted the man was likely to eventually get a meeting with the Premier "once he calmed down".