Sittings
3rd Sitting of the Senate
5th Session - 12th Republican Parliament
The seat of Ms. Laurel Lezama Lee-Sing was declared vacant.
Mr. Ancil Dennis was appointed a Government Senator.
Leave of absence was granted to Sen. the Hon. Dr. Amery Browne, who is out of the country. Mr. Vyash Nandlal was appointed temporary Senator in his place.
Temporary Senator, Mr. Vyash Nandlal and Goverment Senator Mr. Ancil Dennis, took the oath of allegiance.
The Senate paid tribute to former Senator Hamlet Joseph, who passed away on September 12, 2024, and to former Senator Cynthia Alfred, who passed away on October 15, 2024. A minute of silence was observed.
The President of the Senate, Sen. the Hon. Nigel de Freitas, shared correspondence received from the Speaker of the House regarding appointments to Joint Select Committees and the establishment of a Joint Select Committee.
The Civil Division Bill, 2024 was read a first time in the Senate, in the name of the Attorney General. The Appropriation (Financial Year 2025) Bill, 2024, which was passed in the House of Representatives on October 17, 2024, was read a first time by the Minister of Finance, who moved that the next stage be taken later in the proceedings. The motion was approved.
30 Papers were laid. See the Order Paper and Supplemental Order Paper.
Five Reports from Committees were presented. See the Order Paper.
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP moved the second reading of the Appropriation (Financial Year 2025) Bill, 2024. Ten senators made their contributions to the debate before the adjournment of the Sitting.
The Sitting concluded at 9:05 p.m.