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\"Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for five minutes of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\"

 

Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for 5 mins of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?

— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021

Leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said, \"Does the UNC understand what they are doing? Their actions are seeking to dangerously divide the country. It is not about democracy. They are laying the basis for justifying why their motion will not succeed.

\"This is a serious issue but I am reminded of Explainer's Calypso – In Parliament they kicksin. The motion will be defeated

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":" \r\n\nParliament was filled with verbal chaos, confusion and many disruptions on Thursday over the Leader of the Opposition's motion to remove the President over the police commissioner/Police Service Commission crisis, under Section 36 of the Constitution.\r\n\nIt began during the extraordinary sitting of the House of Representatives where government MPs sat in silence while Opposition MPs challenged the Speaker, Bridgid Annisette-George, after she rejected claims from by UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar that it was wrong for no debate to be allowed.\r\n\nSeveral Opposition MPs interrupted and began to speak over Annisette-George, saying such a decision was a war on democracy.\r\n\nCharging that their microphones were beng deliberately muted, MPs began shouting across the Parliament while thumping their desks.\r\n\nThis occurred throughout the sitting, then continued when the Electoral College – which comprises all members of the House of Representatives and the Senate – met.\r\n\nIn the end, the motion was defeated, with 24 votes for and 47 against. No one abstained from the vote.\r\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_920231\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"798\"] The Electoral College rejected a motion filed by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to investigate the removal of President Paula-Mae Weekes from office. Photo courtesy Parliament[/caption]\r\n\nThe scenes in the House caused quite a stir among the viewing and listening public, with some politicians taking to social media to express their views.\r\n\nMickela Panday, Patriotic Front leader and daughter of UNC founder and former prime minister Basdeo Panday, took to Twitter, saying, \"Maybe there should be an entry-level exam on the roles and responsibilities of Parliamentarians, parliamentary procedure and the Standing Orders. It might raise the standard in our Parliament.\r\n\n \r\n\n\nMaybe there should be an entry-level exam on the Roles and Responsibilities of Parliamentarians, Parliamentary Procedure and the Standing Orders. It might raise the standard in our Parliament.\r\n\n— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021\r\n\n\r\n\n\"Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for five minutes of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\"\r\n\n \r\n\n\nOur Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for 5 mins of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\r\n\n— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021\r\n\n\r\n\nLeader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said, \"Does the UNC understand what they are doing? Their actions are seeking to dangerously divide the country. It is not about democracy. They are laying the basis for justifying why their motion will not succeed.\r\n\n\"This is a serious issue but I am reminded of Explainer's Calypso – In Parliament they kicksin. The motion will be defeated ","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2021/10/6f9ff4285c2fdd2f196373e02d270daae71549c619d43511a2527b3d3987afb6.jpg","ImageHeight":720,"ImageWidth":1080,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"4FA1CC1B-7B7F-487E-AC2E-7FD0A9F60830","SourceName":"Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://newsday.co.tt","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2021-10-21T19:13:05Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":510220,"FactUId":"F7BD78CD-BDE7-4A6C-868F-0726F76C75CC","Slug":"politicians-public-react-to-parliament-drama--trinidad-and-tobago-newsday","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Politicians, public react to Parliament drama - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/politicians-public-react-to-parliament-drama--trinidad-and-tobago-newsday","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":false,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/cfa7a71e-fc49-4a6f-a051-681818a284aa/7f7eef47-5028-4ba9-9062-3de5b995afc0/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackenterprise.com","DisplayText":"

The family of Elijah McClain has settled their federal civil rights lawsuit two years after McClain was killed during an encounter with police.

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[Nairobi News] On Wednesday night, bars and nightclubs in Nairobi welcomed revelers way past the mandated 7 pm closing time in what appeared to be in contravention of the National Police Service order.

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IF THERE is a silver lining to be gleaned from Thursday's historic Parliament sitting, it is that it was a victory for democracy, to the extent that the protests of the Opposition were facilitated. Though Opposition members hyperbolically claimed democracy was dead, the fact that they were able to do so, vociferously and repeatedly, showed … Continue reading Speaking of speaking

The post Speaking of speaking appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.

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[Nation] Personal protective equipment worth Sh790 million held by the national medical supplier has expired, a parliamentary committee heard yesterday.

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After featuring [https://www.nba.com/news/all-star-2021-game-court-to-represent-hbcu-spirit] HBCU-inspired elements in the arena

at the 2021 NBA All-Star game, it's fitting that the league continues to highlight HBCUs during the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2022.

The NBA shared [https://wtop.com/local-sports/2021/10/hbcus-howard-morgan-state-to-play-at-nba-all-star-weekend/] its plans to

support and increase representation for historically Black colleges and unive

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[Seychelles News Agency] Celebrating the Creole Festival in Seychelles every year says a lot about the perseverance and determination of a nation that is proud of its identity, said a top official at the opening of the annual event on Thursday.

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The post Wellness Check | A Conversation About COVID-19 appeared first on Essence.

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Soca singer, songwriter and producer, Kerwin Du Bois is excited about the potential of his latest song and video release - an infectious dancehall/soca collaboration with Jamaica sensation Shenseea (Chinsea Lee) titled Can You Feel It.

The song was commissioned and executive-produced by the Carib Brewery as part of its rebranding, international thrust and 70th-anniversary celebrations.

The music video includes a notable intro and outro cameo from American hip-hop DJ and producer, Khaled \"DJ Khaled\" Mohamed Khaled, and was filmed and edited by award-winning, US director Gil Green.

Since its world premiere and release at a watch party held at the Carib Brewery, USA and 311 Lime House in Cape Canaveral on October 15, the video has received thousands of positive comments and feedback online from soca, dancehall, Carib beer and Caribbean fans and diaspora descendants worldwide, said a media release from Overtime Media. Many have even suggested the catchy, upbeat song could be used as a World Cup Football or similar sporting event theme-song or anthem, the release said.

Speaking at the launch of the video, Du Bois (who co-wrote the song with Shenseea and co-produced the music alongside Chris \"Jillionaire\" Leacock of Major Lazer fame) said he was proud and happy to represent such a strong Caribbean brand.

\"I feel proud to be from the Caribbean at a moment like this and I hope that we can all support and stand by Carib - as we all should do with everything Caribbean...,\" he said in the release.

\"Just now when ah see it, tears come to muh eyes because is really a blessing and ah honour to represent a brand such as Carib, but also to represent a brand such as soca, standing alongside dancehall in the form and the name of Shenseea - and hip-hop at the same time with DJ Khaled!

\"So its an honour to be a part of this completely and words cyah express how I feel really at this moment. Ah hope is a good look for de industry, for soca music - to let them know that we are capable and we are good enough to do anything and we have to be able to feel that we have what it takes... We have to believe in ourselves and know that this song and video is not just it - we have to do more!\"

Carib Brewery USA's marketing director, Asa P Sealy explained that the song and video are just part of the company's international marketing thrust, which seeks to invigorate and inspire regional pride.

In an interview with OvertimeTT immediately after the launch, he said: \"We wanted to use this opportunity to inject a measure of national and regional pride throughout the Diaspora and to bring the region together under the common umbrellas of our cultural exports, expertise and excellence. Here at the brewery, we have initiated a measure of innovation, which continues to inform and attract new consumers and interests within the beverage industry.\"

Du Bois expressed contentment with the finished product, which remained a closely-guarded secret even to him until the actual world premiere on Friday night.

Neither Khaled nor Lee w

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As Californians, we’re no strangers to the drought, but as we anticipate another dry year, it’s more important than ever for all of us to take action to save our water for today and  years to come.

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