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11th Sitting of the Senate

2nd Session - 13th Republican Parliament

Tuesday 6 October, 2026
1:30 PM
Order Paper
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Petitions
One Petition

One petition was lodged by Sen. Anthony Vieira on behalf of the St. Mary’s College Past Students Union re incorporation. The petitioners were granted leave to introduce a private bill on this matter.

Sen. Anthony Vieira SC [Independent Senator]
Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer
One Question on Notice

One question qualified for oral answer and was answered. See Order Paper.

Sen. Dr. Marlene Attzs [Independent Senator]
Sen. the Hon. Dr. Kennedy Swaratsingh [Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development and Minister in the Ministry of Finance]
Government Business: Bills Second Reading
The Miscellaneous Provisions (Alcohol, Cannabis, Dangerous Drugs, Gambling and Tobacco) Bill, 2026

The Attorney General, Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie, SC, moved the second reading of the  Miscellaneous Provisions (Alcohol, Cannabis, Dangerous Drugs, Gambling and Tobacco) Bill, 2026. Debate began on the bill. Seventeen senators contributed to the debate before the wind up by the Attorney General. The bill was then committed to the Committee of the Whole for consideration clause by clause. The bill was approved with amendments. With 15 votes for, 12 votes against and 3 abstentions, the bill was read a third time and passed.

Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie SC [Attorney General]
Sen. Faris Al-Rawi SC [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Michael Simon Victor de la Bastide SC [Independent Senator]
Hon. Wayne Sturge, MP [Minister of Defence and Minister in the Ministry of Homeland Security]
Sen. Dr. Amery Browne [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Dr. Marlene Attzs [Independent Senator]
Hon. Dr. Lackram Bodoe, MP [Minister of Health]
Sen. Melanie Roberts-Radgman [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Sophia Chote SC [Independent Senator]
Sen. Francis Lewis [Independent Senator]
Sen. the Hon. Dr. Kennedy Swaratsingh [Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development and Minister in the Ministry of Finance]
Sen. Dr. Margaret Rose [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Dr. Desirée Murray [Independent Senator]
Sen. Anthony Vieira SC [Independent Senator]
Sen. David Nakhid [Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs]
Sen. Vishnu Dhanpaul [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Candice Jones-Simmons [Independent Senator]
Sen. Foster Cummings [Opposition Senator]
Adjournment
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday 13 October, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

The sitting concluded at 12:57 a.m. on Wednesday 7 October, 2026.

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