| The next sitting of the National Assembly will be in September. This decision came after an agreement between Head of State,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, President Bharrat Jagdeo, and Leader of the Opposition, Robert Corbin, to have the House abide by the standing orders and go into recess from August 10.The House will waive the standing orders to hold this special sitting prior to the October 10 close date for recess.The special sitting is to accommodate the debate of five recently tabled pieces, such as the Interception of Communications Bill that would cater for the sanction of wire-tapping.Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR),Wholesale Air Max Tn, Robert Corbin, had objected to the announced sitting of the National Assembly on August 14, which would have been in contravention of the relevant standing orders dictating Parliamentary procedures.Corbin had written to Speaker of the House,Wholesale China Jerseys Free Shpping, Ralph Ramkarran, informing him of the PNC party’s position, and further advising that the sitting should not be proceeded with.According to Corbin, Standing Order Nine of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly states “that no Sitting of the National Assembly shall be held from 10th August to 10th October in any year,Wholesale NHL Jerseys, unless there were special reasons for holding a Sitting”.Corbin told this newspaper that he was unaware of any special reasons cited. He did note, however,Wholesale Jerseys, that he was informed by a Government representative of the desire of the Government to take second readings of the five Bills tabled in the National Assembly last Thursday.The joint Parliamentary opposition parties wrote to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds on August 7, 2008 indicating their position that, given the nature of the Bills, they would wish to have the second reading taken after the recess.This newspaper managed to secure a copy of the document addressed to the Prime Minister. “These Bills require in-depth analysis,Jerseys NBA Cheap China, widespread consultation and profound consideration before we could reasonably respond to their thrust, import and intent…These considerations are compounded by the fact that many members of the Opposition benches will be unavailable to attend any sittings after the 10th day of August 2008 …We consider it unreasonable to be expected to effectively scrutinise and arrive at informed positions on these Bills in such short time, and with already depleted numbers…We therefore recommend that the five Bills have their Second Reading after the Parliamentary Recess ends in October 2008,” the letter read.The letter was made in the context of the fact that the new pieces of legislation were made available to the opposition only on August 7. |
