SEN Motions 19.08.20 – Grenada Parliament

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Motions:

By the Leader of Government’s Business:

WHEREAS debate on the Gracious Address delivered by the Governor General on the occasion of the Ceremonial State Opening of the Third Session of the Tenth Parliament on Friday 4^th October, 2019 was further deferred to a date to be fixed;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the said Address be further deferred to a date to be fixed.

Public Business:

a) By Senator the Honourable Tessa 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.

By Senator the Honourable Andre 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;

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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