SEN Motions 04.09.20 – Grenada Parliament

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(a) By Senator the Honourable Tessa Alexander St. Cyr:

WHEREAS Section 29 (1) of the Grenada Constitution makes accommodation for representation through Constituency elections for Members of Parliament;

WHEREAS Members of Parliament may not be part of the Executive Branch of Government;

WHEREAS in the performance of his or her duties as a Parliamentary Representative, each Member of the House of Representative is entitled to an Office within his or her Constituency and to organize the activities of that office as he/she sees fit in accordance with approved Parliamentary policy;

WHEREAS the Office of the Houses of Parliament is responsible for providing guidance on the procedures and policies for the operations of the Constituency offices in keeping with democratic standards;

AND WHEREAS the Clerk of the Houses of Parliament as the Accounting Officer for Parliament is responsible for ensuring financial accountability for funds expended for the operation of all Constituency offices in accordance with democratic standards;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the House of Representatives hereby authorize the immediate restoration of the financial administration and oversight of the Constituency offices to the Houses of Parliament.

(b) By Senator the Honourable Mondy André Lewis:

HEALTHCARE WORKERS’ MOTION

WHEREAS health care is generally recognized as a right globally;

AND WHEREAS doctors, nurses and other health care professionals and support workers are at the frontline in the healthcare system in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique;

AND WHEREAS they have gone above and beyond the call of duty, especially during this period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BE IT RESOLVED that all doctors, nurses, health care professionals (such as Lab Technicians etc.), health care support workers staff (such as cooks, orderlies, maids etc.) whose status of employment is considered as contract workers be permanently appointed by the Government of Grenada.

(c) By Senator the Honourable Mondy André Lewis:

WHEREAS there are laws which mediate the relationship between workers and
employers;

WHEREAS workers may seek justice within the context of those laws;

AND WHEREAS the Government of Grenada has been an employer challenged within the context of those laws;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Government of Grenada compensates any worker whom a competent Court has so instructed to so do.

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