29th Sitting of the House of Representatives - 1st Session of the 13th Republican Parliament

Wednesday May 13, 2026
10:00 a.m.

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00:00 Start of Sitting

Government Business: Bills Second Reading
The Parole Bill, 2026
Speakers:
00:50:50 Mr. Marvin Gonzales, MP [Opposition Member]
01:29:00 Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie SC [Attorney General]
02:01:10 Hon. Devesh Maharaj, MP [Minister of Justice and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General]
02:30:50 Committee Stage

The Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Bill, 2026
Speakers:
03:37:40 Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie SC [Attorney General]
04:12:05 Mr. Kareem Marcelle, MP [Opposition Member]
04:51:00 Hon. Saddam Hosein, MP [Minister of Land and Legal Affairs and Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries]
05:25:45 Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, MP [Opposition Member]
06:00:00 Hon. Wayne Sturge, MP [Minister of Defence and Minister in the Ministry of Homeland Security]
06:47:30 Mr. Hans Des Vignes, MP [Opposition Member]
07:30:20 Dr. Narindra Roopnarine, MP [Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Community Development]
07:53:15 Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Opposition Member]
08:20:10 Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie SC [Attorney General]
08:37:30 Committee Stage

Government Business: Motions
Consider Senate amendments to the Bail (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Speakers:
08:47:50 Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie SC [Attorney General]
08:50:00 Mr. Keith Scotland SC, MP [Opposition Member]

08:55:30 Matter on the Adjournment

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