Port of Spain, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Tuesday named August 14 as the date for the Local Government Elections, less than two weeks after he told Parliament that the date would be announced after the necessary legislation was passed in keeping with the ruling of the London-based Privy Council. In its ruling last month, by a 3-2 majority, the London-based Privy Council, the country’s highest court, …
Attorney General Reginald Armour's opening contribution to the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) Act, 2011 (Act No. 20 of 2011) was cut short on Monday only a few minutes after it began. Moments before Armour took the podium, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar had led a walkout of the debate on amendments to the Municipal Corporations
ALL but two members of the Opposition walked out of Parliament on Monday as they refused to take part in the debate on amendments to the Municipal Corporations (Extension of Terms of Office and Validation) Bill 2023.
OPPOSITION Senator Wade Mark, debating a bill to validate councils' acts up to May 18, urged the Government to delete part of the bill which also validates their future actions after May 18. The Municipal Corporations (Extension of Terms of Office and Validation) Bill, 2023 retroactively validates councillors' actions from last December – when their