The Portmore parish imbroglio
The establishment of Portmore as a parish is not a new idea. It was first advocated by the late Mayor of Portmore George Lee, ...
THE STAR - St Lucia4dOpinion
Hilaire’s ‘silence’ at Budget Debate deeply concerning
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre formally presented before parliament the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the ...
House delays vote on measure to remove GCT on imported raw foodstuff after Opposition concerns
The vote on a measure to amend the General Consumption Tax (GCT) that would result in the removal of the tax from imported ...
Stabroek News8d
Notes on Walter Rodney, black power and the Jamaica ‘riot’ of 1968
Background to the revolt When Walter Rodney left to take up a scholarship in the University College of the West Indies in ...
The Indian Express16d
‘Govt ducking debate’, says Opposition, as both Houses of Parliament adjourned over DMK shirts with slogans
As soon as the Lok Sabha assembled, Speaker Om Birla said that Parliament would not function unless members upheld its dignity and decorum. “The House runs on rules… Rule 349 clearly talks about the ...
Yahoo17d
German parliament's upper house gives final approval to huge defense and borrowing package
German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz attends a debate and voting about loosen the country's debt rules and change constitution in the German ...
NDTV17d
Both Houses In Parliament Adjourned Till Friday Over DMK's Delimitation Protest
Proceedings in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were disrupted on Thursday after DMK MPs entered the Houses wearing T ... staged a demonstration in the Parliament premises, holding banners ...
The Hindu18d
Parliament Budget Session Day 7: No proceedings conducted as both Houses adjourn for the day
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar called a meeting of floor leaders at 11.30 a.m. to discuss “what he has seen in the House a while ago” without divulging any further details. Lok Sabha ...
The Indian Express18d
Parliament Budget Session: Both Houses adjourned till 2 pm over DMK’s delimitation protests
Both Houses of Parliament Thursday were marred by protests staged by the DMK over the delimitation issue, with the presiding officers calling their behaviour unbecoming of the dignity of Parliament.
CBC.ca18d
Carney will ask Governor General to dissolve Parliament Sunday and call election, sources say
Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election this Sunday, Radio-Canada has learned. The election campaign will kick off barely a ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation18d
Tougher bail laws pass both houses after marathon sitting of Victorian parliament
Victoria will have tougher new bail laws after the government's changes were passed by the state's parliament overnight. As part of the changes, remand will no longer be considered a last resort ...
The New Indian Express18d
Both Houses of Parliament adjourned for the day amid opposition uproar over delimitation
Proceedings in both houses of the parliament were adjourned for the day on Thursday after opposition MPs wearing slogan-bearing T-shirts led to protests against the delimitation exercise.