Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Barry Padarath, MP for Princes Town, Mr. Prakash Ramadhar, MP for St. Augustine and Dr. Lackram Bodoe, MP for Fyzabad from today’s Sitting of the House.

The Attorney General, Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, MP, moved the second reading of The Bail (Amendment) Bill 2019. Debate began on the Bill, with six members making contributions before the Attorney General rose to wind up. Following the wind up, the Bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole for consideration clause by clause. No amendments were made. With 32 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions, the Bill was read a third time and passed.

The Sitting concluded at 7:36 p.m. Following greetings to the nation on the occasion of Emancipation Day, the House adjourned to a date to be fixed.