EARNING their increased pay, Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday passed five bills in a single sitting.
Attorney General Ramlogan called for support for the Miscellaneous Provisions (Administration of Justice) Bill, 2014, which had been debated on April 11, May 9 and up to last Friday. The Attorney General also noted the legislation seeks to regulate a DNA database and to remove the involvement of the executive from matters involving the detention of children at trade facilities.
Committee stage on the bill was taken at 10.35 am, during which time several clauses were amended, including one clause which was widened to ensure fingerprints of persons on criminal charges are also stored in databases. The bill was passed at 10.52 am, with 26 Government MPs voting for it, five Opposition MPs voting against it and Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner abstaining.
By Andre Bagoo , Newsday