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Activist wants animal welfare legislation proclaimed
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi
An animal-rights activist has asked Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi for information on the proclamation of the Animals (Diseases and Importation) (Amendment) Act, 2020 which was passed in both houses of Parliament last year.
The legislation, which amended 19 sections of the 65-year-old act and introduced nine new sections, including, for the first time, specific provisions dealing with animal welfare standards, was assented to on July 3, 2020.
Attorneys Dinesh Rambally, Rhea Khan, Kiel Tacklalsingh and Stefan Ramkissoon wrote to the Attorney General on behalf of Marisa Ramnath, described as a public-spirited individual interested in the welfare, well-being and treatment of animals.
Opposition boycotts Parliament over covid19 fears
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Minister of Planning and Development Camille Robinson-Regis speaks to the media during a press conference at the Parliament Meeting Room at the Red House, Abercromby Street, Port of Spain, on Friday. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
LEADER of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar led her MPs to boycott of Friday’s sitting of the House of Representatives over fears of covid19 following the Prime Minister’s recent positive diagnosis, and fears that MPs could become super-spreaders of the virus. However, House Leader Camille Robinson-Regis accused the Opposition of playing politics as she claimed parliamentary protocols in the pandemic meant MPs faced very little risk of infection.
UNC senator calls out Al-Rawi, wants procurement law repealed
Opposition Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial. - PHOTO COURTESY OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT
UNC Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial says recently passed procurement legislation should be repealed in light of an acknowledgment by Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi that his wife’s law firm was retained by the Office of the Prime Minister.
The firm was hired to advise the Cabinet in legal proceedings over national scholarships and bursaries.
“…This retainer adequately demonstrates why these amendments should be repealed in order to facilitate an adequate level of accountability and transparency as it relates to the expenditure of public funds.”
Lutchmedial: UNC to look into hiring of Mrs Al-Rawi
Opposition Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial. - PHOTO COURTESY OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT
UNC senator Jayanti Lutchmedial said the issue of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi’s wife’s law firm being hired by the Office of the Prime Minister was exactly why there was a need for greater oversight in the expenditure of public monies.
Lutchmedial addressed the matter in a phone interview with Newsday on Monday.
Newsday reported the law firm of Al-Rawi, Haynes-Soo Hon and Co was hired to file a formal response on behalf of the Cabinet to a pre-action protocol letter sent by the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha.