senate

Sittings

30th Sitting of the Senate

2nd Session - 11th Republican Parliament

Tuesday 27 June, 2017
1:30 PM
Announcements By The President/Vice-President
Leave of absence

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.

Oath Of Allegiance Of A New Member
Temporary Senator

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

Papers
Nine Papers

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.

Questions To Ministers: Oral Answer
Two urgent questions

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

Private Business: Motions
Deal with the unacceptable crime level in Trinidad and Tobago

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.

Matter On The Adjournment
One Matter

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.

Adjournment
The Senate adjourned to Thursday June 29, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

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