Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille East/Morvant]
Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, MP [Siparia]
Mr. Winston Dookeran, MP [St. Augustine]
Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin East]
Mr. Kelvin Ramnath, MP [Couva South]
Ms. Gillian Lucky, MP [Pointe-a-Pierre]
Mr. Subhas Panday, MP [Princes Town]
Mr. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP
Sen. the Hon. Martin Joseph
Sen. Wade Mark
Sen. Dana Seetahal, SC
Sen. the Hon. Rennie Dumas
Sen. Dr. Tim Gopeesingh
Sen. Basharat Ali
Sen. the Hon. Danny Montano
Sen. Anthony Sammy
Sen. Bro. Noble Khan
Sen. Ronald Phillip
Sen. Dr. Glenn Ramadhar-Singh
Sen. Dr. Jennifer Kernahan
Sen. the Hon. Martin Joseph
- This Bill seeks to amend the Bail Act, 1994 (Act No. 18 of 1994) to make the offences of kidnapping for ransom or knowingly negotiating to obtain a ransom under the Kidnapping Act, 2003 (Act No. 21 of 2003) non-bailable offences for a period of sixty days, but thereafter bail may be granted at the discretion of the High Court. The Bill will also make certain violent offences (including possession of a firearm or ammunition without licence, certificate or permit under the Firearms Act, Chap. 16:01, or trafficking in a dangerous drug or being in possession of a dangerous drug for the purpose of trafficking under the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1991, [Act No. 38 of 1991], or kidnapping at common law or assault occasioning grievous bodily harm) non-bailable offences where a person has been convicted on two prior occasions for any of those offences or a combination of those offences arising from a single incident.
- The Act would be inconsistent with sections 4 and 5 of the Constitution and is therefore required to be passed by a special majority of three-fifths of the members of each House.