Five papers were laid. See Order Paper for details.

Sen. the Hon. Rohan Sinanan [Minister of Works and Transport]

Sen. Dr. Muhammad Yunus Ibrahim [Vice-President of the Senate]

Sen. Dr. Amery Browne [Opposition Senator]

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

Sen. the Hon. Wade Mark [President of the Senate]

Hon. Terrence Deyalsingh, MP [Minister of Health]

Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]

Eleven questions qualified for oral answer. Seven questions were answered before the time for questions on notice expired. See Order Paper.

Sen. the Hon. Wade Mark [President of the Senate]

Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]

Sen. Dr. Paul Richards [Independent Senator]

Sen. the Hon. Randall Mitchell [Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts]

Private Business took precedence at this Sitting. Opposition Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial-Ramdial moved a motion regarding Government’s commitment to democracy in Trinidad and Tobago. Five senators contributed to the debate before the adjournment of the Senate.

Sen. Jayanti Lutchmedial-Ramdial [Opposition Senator]

Sen. the Hon. Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal [Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs]

Sen. Sunity Maharaj [Independent Senator]

Sen. David Nakhid [Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs]

Sen. the Hon. Randall Mitchell [Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts]

Sen. Damian Lyder [Opposition Senator]

Sen. Wade Mark raised a matter on the adjournment namely the need for the Government to explain its decision to generate a new one hundred dollar note and the costs to the public. The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, responded.

Sen. Mark raised a second matter regarding the need for the Government to provide the costs of using the MV White Marlin to conduct the dry docking works of three (3) fast ferry vessels and the payment made to a local agent on behalf of the vessel’s owners. The Minister of Works and Transport, Sen. the Hon. Rohan Sinanan, responded.

Sen. the Hon. Wade Mark [President of the Senate]

Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Opposition Member]

Sen. the Hon. Rohan Sinanan [Minister of Works and Transport]

The Sitting concluded at 6:40 p.m.