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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/fe0818a2-22af-4b1a-86b3-c07fb592ad68/39f07fa9-d005-4c89-81f8-b7560f34d308/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtoninformer.com","DisplayText":"

Former President Donald Trump and his son Eric have been dishing out revisionist history with claims that vaccine hesitancy soared once Biden assumed office and that \"people were getting the vaccine in record numbers\" until Biden implemented vaccine mandates.

The post Trump and Son Whitewash Vaccine Willingness Before Biden appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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THE EDITOR: If MPs could only master the same level of decorum and use of language as our esteemed President, this would be a more gentle place. I contrast the language of the President with the language of the Prime Minister and feel sick to my gut. Our Prime Minister recently referred to the Opposition … Continue reading Mr PM, please emulate the President

The post Mr PM, please emulate the President appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.

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As Californians, we’re no strangers to the drought, but as we anticipate another dry year, it’s more important than ever for all of us to take action to save our water for today and  years to come.

The post COMMENTARY: Together, We Can Save Our Water and Our Future first appeared on Post News Group.

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A family is in agony after their four-year-old boy went missing under unclear circumstances more than a month ago.

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There were more senators on the floor of the Legislature at the end of Wednesday’s session than usual and they collectively let a bill die to raise the retirement age of senators from 60 to 65.

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Doll company Orijin Bees announced its toy collection is available at Target. The Baby Bee Doll collection aims to amplify the

array of Black and brown skin tones and hair textures, Black News reports

[https://www.blacknews.com/news/target-inks-deal-with-black-doll-company-orijin-bees-founded-7-year-old-mother/].

The company, also spelled out like O.R.I.J.I.N B.E.E.S, stands for Our Representation Is Just Inclusion Normalized, Beauti

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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died from complications of COVID-19. Although he was fully vaccinated, he was also 84 years old and was a cancer patient who had undergone treatment for multiple myeloma — factors that put him at higher risk of a serious breakthrough illness. His death does not mean the COVID-19 vaccines don’t work, as many social media posts suggest.

The post Colin Powell's COVID-19 Death Followed Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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With more and more Black people practicing yoga testimonies about its benefits can be seen and heard everywhere. For Alicia Dugar Stephenson, a teacher/trainer of yoga instructors, yoga literally saved her life. The Defender recently spoke with Stephenson about her life both before and after her introduction to the ancient practice. DEFENDER: Please introduce yourself […]

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