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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/ba8cd304-6b2c-4c96-b969-a837090ad7f7/6fa875db-4448-4d92-86e7-0a0ed439a5dd/https%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com","DisplayText":"

[TechCrunch] If I went to Stanford and worked with some YC-backed startups, chances are that I'll find it relatively easy to find one or two co-founders, get millions in funding and build a billion-dollar company.

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[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Armed Forces and other security agencies in Nigeria to ensure that nothing stops the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State.

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Filmmakers Spike Lee and Nate Parker have been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit over their 2019 film American Skin.

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[Egypt Online] International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat discussed Wednesday with newly-appointed Qatari Ambassador to Egypt Salem bin Mubarak al Shafi means of reinforcing cooperation and ties between Cairo and Doha.

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City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was suspended from office by a divided Los Angeles City Council today, hours before he entered a not-guilty plea to federal bribery and conspiracy charges stemming from his time serving on the county Board of Supervisors.

The post Ridley-Thomas Suspended from LA Council, Hours Before Not Guilty Plea appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

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Analysis - Relative peace provides a chance to boost production and trade, and help prevent communities being recruited by Boko Haram.

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The city of Atlanta awarded the \"Industry Baby\" rapper his very own day. TMZ reports the honor was bestowed upon Lil Nas X for his \"artistic influence and transformative influence\"... mostly through his super-popular songs.\" The special ceremony went down at The Gathering spot in Northwest Atlanta.

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On a cool, festive night in the Jeep lined parking lot of the Westin Hotel in Wilmington then President-elect Biden thanked the black community for their support and committed to having their backs, just as they had his. After keeping a string of policy promises - enacting a historic child tax credit, lifting families out of poverty and investing in HBCUs President Biden has turned his attention to black political empowerment. Earlier this month, Democratic National Committee members voted to approve a slate of 75 Biden nominees to serve as at-large members that have been put forward by Chair Jaime Harrison. The vote took place in a virtual meeting placing long time Biden allies, and CBC loyalists in the national democratic body.

The post Biden, CBC Loyalists Populate DNC At-Large Delegate Seats appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

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[Monitor] Ministry of Finance officials have said money for early access to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is available contrary to claims made by the managing director, Mr Richard Byarugaba, last week.

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