Questions:

 

Senator the Honourable Tessa St. Cyr, will ask the Leader of Government’s Business, Senator the Honourable Simon Stiell, the following questions:

 

Unanswered at Sitting of the Senate on Wednesday June 2 and Tuesday June 8, 2021

 

QUESTION NO. 1

 

Question to the Leader of Government’s Business on List of Advisors to the Government 

 

Can the Leader of Government’s Business provide a list of all advisors to the government recruited during the period 2013 – 2018 and 2018 to present, their job descriptions, remuneration and benefit packages.

 

QUESTION NO. 2

 

Question to the Leader of Government’s Business on Contracts

 

As it relates to the types of employment contract being used by government, can the Leader of Government’s Business:

1. Explain the difference between Contracts of Service and Contracts for Service, including duration/length of contract?
2. What criteria are being used to determine who gets Contracts of Service and Contracts for Service?
3. What is the difference in remuneration and benefits of the above-mentioned contracts?

 

QUESTION NO. 3

 

Questions to the Leader of Government’s Business 

 

1. *What is the current debt of the government, inclusive of borrowing and obligations to all the various to whom the government is indebted? (Oral response)
2. As it relates to youth initiatives:

(a) What is the current status of the Mpower program, inclusive of the number of     participants, a list of service providers, finances, achievements and       challenges?

(b) How many Imani trainees have been in receipt of contract employment, in       which sectors and what is the length/duration of the contract?

3. *As it relates to the education system (Oral response):

(a) What is the current status and future plans for the STAR program?

(b) What is the current status of the school feeding program, inclusive of human     and financial resources? (Oral response)

QUESTION NO. 4

 

Question to Senator the Honourable Norland Cox

 

1. *As it relates to Parks and Recreational facilities (Oral response):

(a) Can an update be presented on the status of and plans for the Pearls playing       field?

(b) What is the total sum of money expended on the La Poterie playing field and     when is the project expected to be completed?

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Senator the Honourable Roderick St. Clair would ask the Leader of Government Business, Senator the Honourable Simon Stiell the following questions:

 

QUESTION NO. 1

 

Question to the Leader of Government’s Business on Praedial Larceny Fund

 

Unanswered at Sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday July 14, 2021 

 

Bearing in mind that the Praedial Larceny Act was established in 2005 to set up a fund and we are in 2021, based on the response provided, what has taken us so long in having this fund established?

 

Question No. 2

 

Questions to the Leader of Government’s Business on the requirement for every Ministry and Department to prepare workplans as is required by Division 4, Clause 16 (3) of the Public Finance Management Act Regulations of 2015.

 

Unanswered at Sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday July 14, 2021 

 

1. Are workplans in the form required by the Public Finance Management Act Regulations 2015, section 16 (3) available for the following Ministries and their related Departments:

 

1. Agriculture 
2. Lands
3. Fisheries

 

1. Provide copy of the workplan that are available for each Ministry and their related Departments as identified below:

 

1. Agriculture 
2. Lands
3. Fisheries

 

1. As is required by section 16 (5) (c) of the Public Finance Management Act Regulations of 2015, provide the Uniform Resource Locators (urls) for the Corporate Plan of each of the Ministries and their related Departments identified below:

 

1. Agriculture 
2. Lands
3. Fisheries

 

Question No. 3

 

Questions to the Leader of Government’s Business on Scholarships awarded to Grenadians in the field of Agriculture and Fisheries and their related fields over the past ten (10) years at the Bachelor, Masters, PhD and Post-Doctoral levels.

 

Unanswered at Sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday July 14, 2021 

• Provide the number of Scholarships in Agriculture and its related fields by the following criteria in the table below by year for the past 10 years:

 

Table 1 (a)
Year	Field of Agriculture	Degree Level	Number of Scholarships	Completed, returned to Grenada and Working in Agriculture Field	Completed, returned to Grenada and Not Working in Agriculture Field	Continuing to complete Studies	Continuing Advance Studies

 

1. Provide number of Scholarships in Fisheries and its related fields by the 

following criteria in the table below by year for the past 10 years:

 

Table 1 (b)
Year	Field of Fisheries	Degree Level	Number of Scholarships	Completed, returned to Grenada and Working in Fisheries or related field	Completed, returned to Grenada and Not Working in Fisheries	Continuing to complete Studies	Continuing Advance Studies

 

1. Provide the total number of Scholarships by year, field of study and degree 

level for the past 10 years in the table below. 

 

Table 1 (c)
Year	Field of Study	BSc	Masters	PhD	Post-Doctoral

 

Question No. 4

 

Questions to the Leader of Government’s Business on Government’s action in providing relief to seamoss farmers and fishermen from sargassum sea weed.

Can the Leader of Government’s  Business inform the Senate on the following as it relates to the Sargassum Seaweed:

 

1. Does government have a documented plan in place for the management of this invasive species of Sargassum to alleviate its negative effect on the Seamoss farmers and fishers?

• If yes, then please provide a copy of the plan.

1. If no plan is available, when can one be expected?
2. Is there a monitoring mechanism in place to measure the levels of hydrogen sulfide gas emitted from the sargassum? If yes, are the readings within acceptable range?  

 

Question No. 5

 

Questions to the Leader of Government’s Business  on Grenada’s status relative to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.

1. Is Grenada a signatory to the Nagoya Protocol?  If yes, in what year did Grenada signed on?

 

1. Has Grenada ratified its position relative the Nagoya Protocol? If yes, indicate the year.

 

1. If no, is it Government’s policy to ratify the Nagoya protocol?

 

1. If no, please provide reason(s) for Grenada not ratifying the Nagoya protocol to date.

 

1. Is there a fee or charge associated with ratifying the Nagoya Protocol? If yes, what is the fee or charge?

 

Question No. 6 

*Questions to the Leader of Government’s Business on the availability of Fishermen ID Cards for fishermen.

• Can the Senate be updated on the status of the processing of Fishermen ID cards?

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Senator the Honourable Matthew Joseph, will ask the Leader of Government’s Business, Senator the Honourable Simon Stiell, the following questions:

 

Question No. 1

 

Question to the Leader of Government’s Business on Ambassador Warren Newfield and the Kimpton Kawana Hotel Project

 

1. Has the Government of Grenada appointed a new Ambassador to replaced former Ambassador Warren Newfield, who operated from the Consulate Office in Miami?

 

1. Is the Miami Consulate Office from which Ambassador Warran Newfield operated and provided consulate services to Grenadian citizens and others, still in operation and if yes, who is the officer in charge? 

 

1. Is former Ambassador Warren Newfield an investor in the Kimpton Kawana Hotel project as well as a CBI agent?  

 

1. Grenada’s Citizenship By Investment has provided significant financial support for the Kimpton Kawana Bay Hotel. Will the Leader of Government’s Business tell the Honourable House how much money has the CBI invested into the project? 

 

1. What is the current status of the Kimpton Kawana Bay Hotel Project? Is work continuing on the project or has it stopped, and if it has stopped, when it is likely to resume?

 

1. Have the Government of Grenada conducted any audit on the Kimpton Kawana Bay Hotel Project?

1. If yes would a copy of such audit be made available to this Honorable House? 
2. If no, is there a plan to have such an audit conducted.

 

Question No 2

Question to the Leader of Government’s Business on Environmental Impact Assessment Studies.

Has the government of Grenada through its Physical Planning Unit, conducted any Environmental Impact Assessment studies both in Mt. Hartman and St. Patrick, where huge hotel projects are being undertaken? If the answer is yes, will the Leader of Government’s Business make copies available to the Senate?

Question No. 3

Questions to the Leader of Government’s Business on the new health facility in  Gouyave, St.John. 

(a) When is the new health facility at Gouyave, St.John scheduled to be completed?

(b) When is the scheduled official handing over of this facility to the Government of    Grenada? 

(c) What are the services that the people of the western side of the island can expect to receive from this new health facility?

(d) Are all the equipment/s required for the full operation of the heath facility already sourced?  If not, what equipment/s are still to be sourced?

(e) Are all the human resources needed to make this facility properly functional already identified and/or sourced?  If not, which personnel are yet to be sourced? 

(f) What will be the operating hours of the facility when opened to the public?

 

Question No. 4

Question to the Leader of Government’s Business on the National Health Insurance. 

Can the leader of government’s business kindly provide to this Honourable house a status update on the proposed National Health Insurance?

 

Question No. 5

Question to the Leader of Government‘s Business on the Mt. Hartman and Levera Hotel Development Projects

 

1. Has the Government of Grenada through its physical planning unit conducted any environmental impact assessment survey on both the Mt. Hartman hotel development project and the Levera hotel development projects? 

 

1. If yes, can copies of such assessment(s) be provided to this honorable house?

 

Question No. 6

Question to the Leader of Government’s Business reference to the Ministry of Education

 

In relation to the planned appointment of school Managers:

 

1. a.  Having read the Education Act and being unable to find the relevant section,      

     under which section of the Education Act is the Minister for Education’s      

     proposal covered?

1. How many Managers would be appointed?
2. What are the qualifications for such Managers?

       

1. a. What is the selection process for these appointees?

1. Are interviews included in the selection process? 
2. If yes, how would the interview panel be constituted?

 

1. a. What are the terms of reference/job description for these managers?

1. What would be the monthly salary of these Managers?
2. What would be the duration of   these appointments?

 

4.   a.  Who would supervise these Managers? 
5. What would be the performance measures for evaluation of these managers?