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3rd Session of the 9th Republican Parliament

Private Motion: National Gratitude to Former Leaders

WHEREAS Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke, TC, GCMG served this country with distinction as Solicitor-General, Deputy Colonial Secretary, Attorney General, Ambassador, as the main architect of the 1962 Independence Constitution Governor General and President;

AND WHEREAS Noor Mohammed Hassanali served this country with distinction as Magistrate, Senior Crown Counsel, Assistant Solicitor-General, Judge of the High Court and Court of Appeal and President;

AND WHEREAS Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson served this country with distinction as Prime Minister and defended the rights and freedoms enshrined in our democratic constitution during the 1990 attempted coup and has been internationally recognized for his efforts to establish the International Criminal Court in 2002; AND WHEREAS George Michael Chambers served this nation with distinction as Prime Minister; 5

BE IT RESOLVED that the Government consider creating a policy for the renaming of public places.

(By Senator Gail Merhair)

Motion was approved subject to amendment
First Debated: 23-Mar-2010
Approved on: 23-Mar-2010
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23-Mar-2010 Senate Debate -Day 1 | Hansard PDF icon (430.6 kb)
Sen. Gail Merhair [Independent Senator]
Sen. Dr. Surujrattan Rambachan [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Dana Seetahal, SC [Independent Senator]
Sen. Helen Drayton [Independent Senator]
Sen. Wesley George [Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Health]
Sen. Verna St. Rose Greaves [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Dr. Rolph Balgobin [Independent Senator (Temporary)]
Sen. Corinne Baptiste-McKnight [Independent Senator]
Sen. the Hon. Mariano Browne [Minister of Trade and Industry and Minister in the Ministry of Finance]
Sen. Mervyn Assam [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Gail Merhair [Independent Senator]