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Businesswoman Tabitha Karanja and several newcomers have been cleared to contest.
\"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
Two of the five traders suspected of selling illicit brew that led to the death of ten people in Hodi Hodi area, Bahati have been arrested.
South Africa has started giving COVID-19 vaccinations to adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years, with a goal of vaccinating at least 6 million people within this age group.
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives Bridgid Annisette-George rejected claims from Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar that it was wrong for no debate to be allowed on a motion Persad-Bissessar had filed.
She was asking for a tribunal to be appointed to investigate the removal of President Paula-Mae Weekes from office.
Persad-Bissessar's motion is in relation to events that led to the collapse of the Police Service Commission (PSC) last month and the failure to send a merit list of candidates for a commissioner of police (CoP) to be sent to the House for consideration.
Speaking at the start of an extraordinary sitting of the House on Thursday to hear Persad-Bissessar's motion, Annisette-George rejected Persad-Bissessar's assertions.
As she gave her explanations, Annisette-George was repeatedly interrupted by UNC MPs. They claimed she was not giving Persad-Bissessar an opportunity to respond to her, or for the House to debate the motion, their microphones were being shut off and there was an attempt to silence the Opposition.
Annisette-George said, \"A motion is defined as a proposal brought before the House for a decision. In general, motions are indeed debatable and can be amended.\"
But she reminded MPs, \"There are several exceptions and I am certain that the more seasoned parliamentarians, including the Honourable Leader of the Opposition, are familiar with them.\"
She said one such exception is a motion under Section 36 (1) of the Constitution, the section under which Persad-Bissessar's motion was filed.
Annisette-George said to compare this motion with a standing order 41 motion is misguided.
\"A standing order 41 motion, which initiates a debate, is decided by a majority vote in the House.\"
Annistte-George said, \"It is strikingly odd that the Leader of the Opposition would refer to a clear provision of the Constitution as 'absurd.' All of us assembled here swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, the very Constitution that the member is now labelling as absurd because it is at variance with her misguided opinion.\"
She said she was astounded by claims of bias that Persad-Bissessar had made against her and senator Charrise Seepersad, sister of Bliss Seepersad, former chair of the PSC, who resigned over the issue.
\"I am of the opinion that these issues do not arise. It is absurd to suggest that any or every person who has participated in processes that are not the specific subject of this motion should be disqualified from participating in these proceedings.\"
As she moved her motion later in the sitting, Persad-Bissessar tore up the guidelines for the sitting and subsequent meeting of the Electoral Colleges, declaring, \"These guidelines are illegal and null and void.\"
Reiteratiing earlier complaints from UNC MPs, she said, 'The Opposition is participating in these processes under duress.\"
As Persad-Bissessar sought to comment upon conclusion of her presentation, UNC MPs complained that Annisette-George was silencing Persad-Bissessar.
They refused to allow Annisette-George t
Amendment reverses plan to remove Third Ward and TSU from 18th Congressional district, and combine…
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[Premium Times] The State Security Service (SSS) failed to produce the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in court for the previous proceedings in July.
[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta -- The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Wednesday, October 20 begin a three-day capacity building workshop for the purpose of enabling the MOCI to create windows at the county service centers (CSCs) so as to provide business advisory services and business management services for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
[This Day] The Economist has expressed concerns about how kidnappers, zealots and rebels are making Nigeria ungovernable, highlighting the rising incidence of insecurity across the country.
[Premium Times] Mr Abiru succeeded the former Senator Bayo Osinowo who died in 2020.
Francis Atwoli has for the first time revealed why he has never and might never run for elected political office.
Most Republicans only understand when benefits work for \"them that's got\" already. There is no end to their desire to help large corporations and the wealthy, or sink billions of dollars into endless, destructive wars.
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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othmane Jerandi is participating Thursday in Tripoli in Libya Stabilisation Conference.
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Kamla Persad Bissessar - OPPOSITION LEADER Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday wrote to the Speaker of the House to express what she considers a “gross affront” on the Constitution that there will be no debate on her impeachment motion. “It is exceedingly significant that the matter we seek to debate involves what may very well be a subversion of the Constitution by political interference with the Police Service Commission, which is […]
They say lack of clear communication on operation hours from the authorities has left them in the dark.
Since October 12, students at Howard University have been protesting what they describe as 'incredibly unsafe housing conditions' and other administration issues. As one students states, this includes 'rats and […]
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www.thegrio.com By April Ryan Vice President Kamala Harris walked into the Ceremonial Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, just west of the White House, for an afternoon discussion with a coalition of Black Greek Letter Organization leaders on Wednesday to tackle some of the nation’s most pressing issues facing Black America — voting rights, […]
[Cameroon Tribune] Government has made available an estimated FCFA 50 billion for road maintenance nationwide.
On Wednesday, the officers conducted a sting operation that saw some 13 suspected members of the gang codenamed 'confirm' arrested.
Photo Gallery: Remembering Colin Powell
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The Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection discussed proposed legislation amending the territory’s virtual data system and upon approval sent it to Rules and Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
On Saturday, Oct. 16, The Washington Informer achieved another milestone, marking its 57th year of service to the greater Washington area as a Black-owned publication.
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Mario Palacois Palacios, the former Colombian military officer said to be a key suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, is believed to have entered Jamaica through an illegal port, law enforcement sources have revealed....
After the killing of EFF Msunduzi councillor candidate Thulani Shangase, Police Minister Bheki Cele raised concerns about the role of alcohol with regard to the crime rate.
A Liberian teenager who recently made national headlines after he returned missing $50,000 to a businesswoman who lost it has been rewarded by President George Weah for his good deed. According to the Associated Press, Emmanuel Tuloe, 18, found the lost bundle of cash on a highway while he was driving his motorcycle taxi. The...
Chad Williams, Brandeis University Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history. The former secretary of state – who died on Oct. 18, 2021 at 84 as a result of COVID-19 complications – was a pioneer: the first Black national security advisor in U.S. history, the first Black chairman of the joint chiefs of […]
Poor and low-income people accounted for more than a third of all voters overall in the 2020 presidential election, and their turnout was especially strong in tight battleground states, according to a recently released study by the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival (PPC:NCMR). The study, titled “Waking the Sleeping Giant: Low-Income […]
Donald Trump has announced that he will be starting a new social media platform called TRUTH Social, which he says will \"stand up to the tyranny of big tech,\" which he has accused of silencing conservative voices.
Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said Wednesday as it detailed plans for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for elementary school youngsters in a matter of weeks.
