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Please note that the Office of the Parliament will be closed from 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday 11th February. The office will be open at 8 a.m. on Thursday February 12, 2015 We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

At a sitting of the Senate on Tuesday February 3, 2015 several changes in membership were made. The Vice-President of the Senate announced the revocation of the appointments of Senator the Honourable Timothy Hamel-Smith, Senator the Honourable Anand Ramlogan, SC, Senator the Honourable Gary Griffith, Senator the Honourable Emmanuel George and Senator the Honoruable Embau …

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JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE – PARLIAMENTARY AUTONOMY   EXTENSION OF INVITATION FOR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS On Friday January 23, 2015 the Joint Select Committee appointed to consider and report on the Legislative Proposal entitled, "The Draft Houses of Parliament Service Authority Bill, 2014" agreed that the deadline for written comments/suggestions on a pre-policy paper entitled "Towards an …

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The Adoption of Children (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the House of Representatives on November 19, 2014 in the name of the Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development, and is expected to be debated on Wednesday January 21, 2015. To learn more about this piece of legislation, read the document below, prepared by …

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Several of the new Joint Standing Committees, established in accordance with the Revised Standing Orders of the House of Representatives, will meet for the first time in private next week, to elect a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and also to determine their quorum and work schedule. The meetings of each Committee are scheduled as follows: Tuesday January …

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Joint Select Committee of Parliament on Ministries, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Group 1) INVITATION FOR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS Inquiry into the administration and operations of the Estate Management and Business Development Company Limited (EMBD). The above-named Committee intends to commence an inquiry into the administration and operations of the Estate Management and Business Development Company …

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Two recently appointed Joint Select Committees of Parliament held their first meetings on Tuesday 9th December, 2014. Election Campaign Financing One of those committees is the Joint Select Committee appointed to propose a legislative framework to govern the Financing of Election Campaigns. This Joint Select Committee must submit its report with recommendations to both Houses …

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Caribbean, Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 1 – 4 December, 2014 The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in partnership with the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) will conduct a workshop on 'Information & Communication Technology (ICT) and Parliamentarians'. The workshop will take place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on December …

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The Urban and Regional Planning Profession Bill, 2014 was introduced in the House of Representatives on Monday August 4, 2014 in the name of the Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development, and is expected to be debated on Friday November 28, 2014. To learn more about this piece of legislation, read the document below, prepared …

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