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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":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/a39d0aaf-5aa9-430a-9dd4-08bb8c66893b/3df2e5f4-9e63-4dbe-b3ab-3139e507b502/https%3A%2F%2Fsacobserver.com","DisplayText":"

By A.V. Benford | OBSERVER Staff Writer (WORDINBLACK.COM) - California Superintendent Tony Thurmond took a daring step Thursday morning. Thurmond announced the creation of the Black Student Achievement Task Force […]

The post Superintendent Announces Formation Of Black Student Achievement Task Force appeared first on The Sacramento Observer.

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\nBy A.V. Benford | OBSERVER Staff Writer (WORDINBLACK.COM) - California Superintendent Tony Thurmond took a daring step Thursday morning. Thurmond announced the creation of the Black Student Achievement Task Force […]\r\n\nThe post Superintendent Announces Formation Of Black Student Achievement Task Force appeared first on The Sacramento Observer.\r\n","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2021/10/2ad7d41120cc334e8133286d65733922acbc095673eb9bd4f8b73cfe75ac6da2.jpg","ImageHeight":800,"ImageWidth":1200,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"A39D0AAF-5AA9-430A-9DD4-08BB8C66893B","SourceName":"The Sacramento Observer","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://sacobserver.com","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\":\"2021-10-22T18:21:22Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":511086,"FactUId":"8760266B-C0EA-4DAF-8EA1-FF6B24DA192E","Slug":"superintendent-announces-formation-of-black-student-achievement-task-force","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Superintendent Announces Formation Of Black Student Achievement Task Force","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/superintendent-announces-formation-of-black-student-achievement-task-force","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/0ba30fde-70c8-406e-b89d-ab6ed8b44a71/3df2e5f4-9e63-4dbe-b3ab-3139e507b502/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theindependent.co.zw","DisplayText":"

Giving a keynote address during last night’s 22nd edition of the Banks and Banking Survey, which was held virtually, Finance ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga said the process commenced with moves to introduce payment of interest on electronics balances.

The post Fresh push for banks to pay interest appeared first on The Zimbabwe Independent.

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Lawyers on both sides of the Ahmaud Arbery case aren’t the only ones grappling with the problem of finding unbiased jurors in the age of social media.

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Chinese Ambassador to TT Fang Qiu. - Students from three Caribbean countries will participate in the 6th instalment of the 2021 Huawei Seeds for the Future ICT study programme. A virtual opening ceremony for the 2021 cohort was held on Friday for the 29 participants from Jamaica, 20 participants from Trinidad and Tobago and five participants from Suriname, all of whom are university students. TT will be represented by students […]

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[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Defence, Politics and Security Cooperation has appointed a special envoys to engage with King Mswati III of the Kingdom of eSwatini on security and political developments in the Kingdom. This comes after fresh prodemocratic protests started months after authorities quashed an earlier round of protests in June 2021.

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Whether an artist is up-and-coming or a solidified icon, social media has created a space for people to gain prominent followings,

some of which have become stan culture’s biggest fandoms. There are a plethora of celebrities with wild fan bases but some stans

are a bit more, erm, devoted than others. 

Here are some of the most diehard fans.

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In his third year in college, BJ Strawter decided to quit school and return to his father’s home so as to join the working world. Before quitting his studies, he had already opened a business, a dance club called Pandora's Box. 'Like all good college dropouts, I came home and lived with my parents,' he...

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Jamaica has recorded 20 more COVID-19 deaths, increasing the tally to 2,153.\tThe deceased are:\tHanover\t*A 56-year-old man\t* A 72-year-old man\t* A 76-year-old male\t* A 92-year-old male\t*A 50-year-old female\t* A 49-year-old female\t*...

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The Court of Appeal has thrown out an application brought by private bodyguard Phillip Harris to overturn a decision by the Firearms Licensing Authority (FLA) to revoke his firearm user's licence.\tThe permit was revoked in June 2019....

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SciCheck Digest Southwest Airlines’ flight cancellations fueled partisan claims over the weekend that transportation workers were protesting COVID-19 vaccine requirements and causing the cancellations. But there’s no evidence that workers staged protests. The Federal Aviation Administration, the airline and labor unions have all cited other reasons. Could a COVID-19 vaccine become mandatory? Full Story Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 2,500 […]

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A white California teacher is on paid leave after a video of her appearing to mock Native American culture went viral. She is acting a plum fool.

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