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May I invite reference to the column of Independent Senator Maria Dillon-Remy in the Express of September 22 which quite clearly enunciated the urgency of the need for resolution of
In her contribution to the Valuation of Land (Amendment) Bill 2023, Independent Senator Maria Dillon-Remy said the tax should be implemented gradually, starting at one per cent and increasing to three per cent over a period of time.
Daly: Abstaining from voting in Senate gives government majority
Martin Daly SC -
A former independent senator said the decision by independent senators to abstain from supporting the procurement legislation had the same effect of a yes vote.
Martin Daly, SC, said that the media and others portrayed the wrong information when it reported that the Government only needed support from one of the nine independent senators in order to pass the legislation last week. The Government was seeking a simple majority for its proposal. In that case, from the moment the first abstention on the final vote occurred, the Government was home and dry, even if all the opposition senators and the remaining eight of the nine Independents voted against the proposal, he stated.
Independent Senator brings contempt motion against Jearlean John
Thursday 10 December 2020
Opposition Senator Jearlean John is escorted by police to the Red House on August 29. - Photo by Vidya Thurab
Independent Senator Paul Richards has brought a motion of contempt of Parliament against Opposition Senator Jearlean John for statements she made after the passage of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) Bill 2020 on Tuesday.
Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Richards quoted a December 9 Newsday article which said: A shame and a disgrace was how Opposition Senator Jearlean John described Independent Senator Maria Dillon-Remy’s support for the Government to narrowly pass a bill to water down the procurement laws.”