Independents see no conspiracy in CoP Order
Dr Varma Deyalsingh
INDEPENDENT Senators Dr Maria Dillon-Remy, Paul Richards and Dr Varma Deyalsingh said they saw no ulterior motives behind the Commissioner of Police (CoP) and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Selection Process) Order, 2021, as alleged by the Opposition UNC.
They each made this observation in their respective contributions to debate in the Senate on Monday on a private motion by Opposition Senator Wade Mark to annul this order.
While she initially thought there could be cause for concern in the order, Dillon-Remy said after studying itand listening to Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi s earlier contribution to the debate, there was no evidence that the Police Service Commission s (PSC) role is diminished.
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Economist Dr Vanus James has described the Draft Constitution Amendment Bill (Tobago Self Government Bill) as a constitutional illusion.
James, a Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) supporter, said the draft bill, currently made public by Parliament s Joint Select Committee for consideration, does not allow Tobagonians the equality they desire.
In a recent interview, James told Newsday the promises in the explanatory note, that Tobagonians will be able to make their own choices and manage their own affairs, are blocked by many specific provisions of the bill.
He said, “Indeed, the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill is a kind of constitutional illusion designed to fool the unwary Tobagonian into seeing two things that are not really there – equality of status and self-determination.”
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