Month: October 2014

The Miscellaneous Amendments (Registration of Deeds and Real Property)(No. 2) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the House of Representatives on August 4, 2014 in the name of the Minister of Legal Affairs. To learn more about this piece of legislation, read the document below, prepared by the Parliament Secretariat, which explains the Bill in detail. …

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On October 30th, 2014, students and teachers from St. Anthony's College and Diego Martin Central Secondary School will visit the Office of the Parliament as part of the Parliament's School Outreach programme. The Speaker of the House, Hon. Wade Mark, MP will deliver the feature presentation entitled "Election Process".   

The 12th National Youth Parliament took place on Monday October 27, 2014 at the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. Students from 28 schools and organizations from throughout Trinidad and Tobago took part in a debate on a Private Motion by the Leader of the Opposition on Government's Policy on Corporal Punishment, Indiscipline and Delinquency. At …

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On October 16th, 2014, Parliament Schools Outreach visited Point Fortin East Secondary School. The President of the Senate, Sen. the Hon. Timothy Hamel Smith interacted with students from Point Fortin East and West Secondary School and delivered the feature presentation entitled "Parliamentary Privilege".

The issue of corporal punishment has once again grasped the attention of the public after a video went viral depicting a mother repeatedly hitting her 12-year-old daughter with a belt. The debate on corporal punishment is still ablaze and the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is facilitating a space for this issue to be weighed …

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