Leave of absence was granted to Sen. the Hon. Kazim Hosein, Sen. the Hon. Avinash Singh and Sen. Damian Lyder, who are out of the country. Mr. Ndale Young, Ms. Yokymma Bethelmy and Dr. Tim Gopeesingh were appointed temporary senators in their place.

Temporary senators Young, Bethelmy and Gopeesingh took the oath of allegiance.

The Property Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was brought from the House of Representatives in the name of the Minister of Finance, who moved that the next stage of the bill be taken on Monday March 25, 2024. The motion was approved.

49 papers were laid. See Order Paper.

Two reports were presented. See Order Paper.

Two urgent questions were posed and answered. See Order Paper.

Six questions qualified for oral answer. All questions were posed and answered.

The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was introduced in the name of the Attorney General.

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, moved a motion to increase the borrowing limit under the Development Loans Act. Twelve senators contributed to the debate before the wind up by the Minister of Finance. With 22 votes for, 6 votes against and no abstentions, the motion was approved.

The Senate considered amendments to The Miscellaneous Provisions (Registrar General, Companies, Registration of Business Names, and Non-Profit Organisations) Bill, 2023. The amendments were approved.

Sen. Wade Mark raised a matter on the adjournment namely the need for the Government to properly explain its recent decision to establish a Joint Task Force to clamp-down on the sale to the public of unregistered pharmaceutical products., The Minister of Health, Hon. Terrence Deyalsingh, MP, responded.

The Sitting concluded at 11:07 p.m.