Leave of absence was granted to Sen. the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon who is out of the country. Mr. Imran Mohammed was appointed temporary Senator in her absence.

Temporary Senator, Mr. Imran Mohammed, took his oath of allegiance.

Nine Papers were laid in the names of the Minister of Tourism, Minister of Finance and Minister of National Security. See Order Paper for details.

Two urgent questions were posed. See Order Paper for details.

Debate resumed (from April 25, 2017) on a Private Motion moved by Sen. Wayne Sturge calling on the Government to deal with the unacceptable crime level in Trinidad and Tobago.

Sen. Wade Mark raised a matter on the adjournment regarding collective bargaining and trade union rights at RBC. The Minister of Labour and Small Enterprise Development responded.

The Sitting concluded at 6:21 p.m. The Senate adjourned to Thursday June 29, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.