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Ein breites Bündnis überwiegend linker Gruppen demonstrierte am Samstag in Düsseldorf gegen das geplante Versammlungsgesetz für Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die Polizei hatte viele Kräfte zusammengezogen.

Tobago’s claim on the Treasury Reginald Dumas - Arthur Dash THE EDITOR: Self-government for Tobago as proposed in the bill before Parliament is now a subject for national discussion. While focus is on the constitutional, legal and administrative issues involved in the proposed governance arrangement, not much attention is being paid by the general tax-paying public on the funding requirements for this embrace of greater autonomy by the sister island. Tobago’s fixed claim on the national fin...

Changes to Elections Act Proclaimed May 6, 2021 - 2:13 PM Amendments to the Elections Act are now in force. The changes include providing new tools to make voting easier and better support those who wish to run for elected office. “We want to bring the Elections Act in line with the needs of today’s voters,” said Attorney General and Justice Minister Randy Delorey. “That’s why the province is implementing modern legislation that increases opportunities to vote early, better supports f...

Corona in Potsdam – aktuelle Zahlen von heute: 7-Tage-Inzidenz, Neuinfektionen, Krankenhaus-Belegung und Todesfälle.

Prime Ministers Parliamentary statement Tobago House of Assembly Madam Speaker, with the authority of the Cabinet, I make the following statement on the Tobago House of Assembly (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Madam Speaker, on the 17 th  November, 2020, when the Chief Secretary, Ancil Dennis, announced that the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) stood dissolved, very few were anticipating what was on the horizon. What later transpired was constitutionally historical for Tobago and worked, ironically...

Dr Rowley: ‘The most efficient and viable solution for Tobago’; THA to get 15 districts “In the forty year history of the Tobago House of Assembly, there has never been an even share of seats to respective political parties resulting in such a deadlocked election result in Tobago.  “Further, given that the number of electoral districts is an even one there is the real possibility of the reoccurrence of such a deadlocked result if a fresh poll is taken with the existing twelve electoral...

Daly Bread: Tied up in Tobago; PNM and PDP should try one more time with 12 seats On the date corresponding to today in last year’s Carnival calendar, I was tied up in Tobago with pan business, enjoying the morning after our attendance at the medium band 2020 Panorama finals which was held in Tobago. Now all of Tobago is tied up. There is the deadlock in its House of Assembly following a six-six tie in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections between the People’s National Movement (PNM)...

PNM Tobago Council political leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine - Jeff K Mayers Political leader of the PNM Tobago Council Tracy Davidson-Celestine said her party will never support a nominee for THA presiding officer put forward by the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP), or vice versa. Last Mondays THA election saw both parties tied 6-6 and the deadlock continued within the assembly with the failure –on two occasions – to agree on a presiding officer. The PNM nominated TRHA chairman Ingri...

Attorney: Law says THA head remains in place Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis - THA ATTORNEY Martin George said Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis need not give up his job or perks of office after last Monday’s tied THA election, despite calls from the PDP for him to step down.The election ended in a six-six draw between the incumbent PNM and challengers the PDP. The PNM previously held ten seats. He said the THA Act says that even when the assembly stands dissolved, the member...

A Bill outlining amendments to borrowing powers for the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) and the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) was passed with amendments in Parliament. The legislation, titled ‘The Miscellaneous Amendments (Powers of Statutory Authorities and Matters related to certain Boards) Bill, 2020’, was committed to a Committee of the Whole Senate for consideration. According to the Bill Essentials, the Bill would amend Section 21 of the Trinidad and Tobago E...