Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille East/Morvant]
Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, MP [Siparia]
Ms. Gillian Lucky, MP [Pointe-a-Pierre]
Dr. Adesh Nanan, MP [Tabaquite]
Mr. Gerald Yetming, MP [St. Joseph]
Dr. Roodal Moonilal, MP [Oropouche]
Mr. Harry Partap, MP [Nariva]
Mr. Manohar Ramsaran, MP [Chaguanas]
Mr. Subhas Panday, MP [Princes Town]
Mr. Chandresh Sharma, MP [Fyzabad]
Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP
12 September 2007
Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP (Cont.)
Sen. the Hon. Martin Joseph
Sen. Wade Mark
Sen. Prof. Ramesh Deosaran
Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC
Sen. Dr. Tim Gopeesingh
Sen. Ronald Phillip
Sen. Dana Seetahal, SC
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) (“the Act”) 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.