Sittings
9th Sitting of the Senate
2nd Session - 13th Republican Parliament
Leave of absence was granted to Sen. the Hon. Ravi Ratiram, who is out of the country, and to Sen. Foster Cummings and Sen. Dr. Marlene Attzs, who are ill. Mr. Ashworth Jack, Mr. Sanjiv Boodhu and Ms. Zola Phillips were appointed temporary senators in their place.
Temporary senators Jack, Boodhu and Phillips took the oath of allegiance.
The President of the Senate, Sen. the Hon. Wade Mark, paid tribute on the passing of cultural ambassador, Slinger Francisco, also known as “Mighty Sparrow”. A minute of silence was observed.
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which was passed in the House of Representatives, was read a first time in the name of the Minister of Finance. The Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Sen. the Hon. Kennedy Swaratsingh, moved that the next stage be taken later in the proceedings. The motion was approved.
The Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Sen. the Hon. Kennedy Swaratsingh, moved the second reading of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Debate began on the bill. Ten senators contributed to the bill before the wind up by the Minister in the Ministry of Finance. The bill was then committed to the Committee of the Whole for consideration clause by clause. The bill was approved without amendments. With 16 votes for, 15 votes against and no abstentions, the bill was read a third time and passed.
The Sitting concluded at 8:55 p.m.