House of Representatives

Sittings

38th Sitting of the House of Representatives

4th Session - 3rd Republican Parliament

Friday 27 July, 1990
1:43 PM
Announcements By The Speaker/Deputy Speaker
Leave of Absence granted

Leave of Absence was granted to the Member for Port-of-Spain East (Mr. Morris Marshall) for today’s sitting.

Announcements By The Speaker/Deputy Speaker
TESORO Documents

The Speaker advised the House on matters pertaining to the whereabouts of TESORO documents in the possession of the Library of the Parliament.

Papers
One Paper was laid

One Paper was laid in the name of the Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (Hon. Joseph Toney). The Paper was referred to the Public Accounts (Enterprises) Committee.

Questions To Ministers: Written Answer
One Question

One Question qualified for oral answer. The written response to Question 38 was circulated. See Hansard for details.

Personal Explanations
Depositions on the TESORO Matter

The Leader of the Opposition and Member for San Fernando East sought to clarify statements attributed to him by the Minister of Labour (Hon. Dr. Albert Richards). The Minister responded.

Introduction Of Bills
The Mechanical Recording of Court Proceedings Bill, 1990

The Mechanical Recording of Court Proceedings Bill, 1990 was read a first time in the name of the Attorney General (Hon. Anthony Smart, MP)

Motions Relating To The Business Or Sittings Of The House And Moved By A Minister Or Parliamentary Secretary
Government Business instead of Private Business

The Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (Hon. Joseph Toney) indicated that the Member for St. Augustine consented to waive debate on the Private Motion in his name to the next Private Members’ day in order to allow debate to continue on a Government Motion in the name of the Prime Minister.

Government Business: Motions
Trinidad and Tobago Government (Lawsuits re Corrupt Practices)

Third Day of Debate (resumed from July 23, 1990). Five Members spoke on the Motion.

Adjournment
Armed Gunmen stormed the Parliament Chamber

During the contribution of the Member for Toco/Manzanilla and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (Hon. Joseph Tony) armed gunmen stormed the Parliament Chamber, taking the Prime Minister and several other members of Parliament hostage. During the ensuing days several persons would lose their lives, including one Member of Parliament, Mr. Leo Des Vignes, who died in hospital as a result of a gunshot wound.