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BARBADOS MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF The Honourable the House of Assembly At a meeting of the House of Assembly at the Parliament Buildings on Tuesday the 18th day of July, 2023, at 10.00 o’clock a.m. pursuant to the adjournment.

PRESENT His Honour A. E. Holder, B.Sc.

(Hons.

), MSW, LL.B.

(Hons.

), L.E.C.

(Speaker) His Honour N. G. H. Rowe, J.P. (Deputy Speaker) (Online) Miss C. Y. Forde, J.P., L.C.P.

Hon.

D. D. Marshall, S.C., LL.B.

(Hons.)

L.E.C.


(Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs) Hon.

D. G. Sutherland, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.B.A.

(Dist.)

(Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance) Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw, LL.B.

(Hons.

), L.E.C.

(Deputy Prime Minister) (Senior Minister) (Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources) Dr. the Hon.

W. F. Duguid, J.P., B.D.S., F.D.S., F.D.R.C.S., M. Min.

(Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office) Hon.W.

A. Abrahams, LL.B.
A. Abrahams, LL.B.

(Minister of Home Affairs and Information) Hon.

A. R. Forde, RPh.

(Minister of Environment and National Beautification) Mr. P. R. Phillips, J.P. (Chairman of Committees) Hon.

G. P. I. Gooding-Edghill (Minister of Tourism and International Transport) Hon.

C. E. Jordan, B.Sc.

(Hons.)

(Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector) Hon.

K. D. M. Humphrey, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.P.A.

(Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs) Hon.

R. R. Straughn, B.Sc., M.Sc.


(Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs) Ms. M. K-A.

Caddle, B.A., M.Sc.

Ms. T. N. S-A.

Moore, J.P., M.B.A. Hon.

Miss K. S. McConney (Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training) Hon.

D. I. Ishmael, M.B.A., M.Sc.

(Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology) Hon.

C. A.

Lane, J.P. (Minister of State in the Office Hon.

C. McD.

Griffith, B.Sc.


(Minister of Youth, of the Attorney General) Sports and Community Empowerment) Mr. C. D. L. Gibbs 2 ABSENT Hon.

Miss M. A. Mottley, S.C., LL.B.

(Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, Culture, Security, Public Service, CARICOM and the Development Commissions), Mr. T. A. Prescod, J.P., B.A., Hon.

K. D. Symmonds, B.A., LL.B.

(Senior Minister) (Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade), Mr. E. G. Hinkson, LL.B.

(Hons.

), L.E.C., LL.M., Hon.


Ms. C. S. V. Husbands, B.A.

(Hons.

), M.Sc.

(Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Business Development), Mr. R. A. Thorne, Q.C., LL.B., L.E.C., Dip.

Theology, Hon.

I.

A. Weir, M.B.A. (Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security), Dr. the Hon.

S. E. Browne, M.B.B.S.

(Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness) and Dr. R. O. Springer, J.P., Ph.D. (Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Transport,Works and Water Resources).
Prayers were taken by Rev.

Father Mark Harewood.

MINUTES The Minutes of the meeting of Tuesday, 4th July, 2023 were taken as read and were confirmed on the motion of Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw seconded by Hon.

C. E. Jordan.

PAPERS Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw by command laid the following: • The Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements of the Caves of Barbados Limited for year ended March 31, 2022.
The Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements of the Barbados Conference Services Limited for the year ended March 31, 2022.

Non-Reimbursable Investment Financing Agreement: GRT-FM19688-BA-Strengthening Institutional and Technical Capacity for Barbados to meet the Transparency requirements for the Paris Agreement, with the Inter-American Development Bank.

• • ORDERS OF THE DAY SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS On the motion of Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw seconded by Hon.


D. D. Marshall, Standing Orders 6, 16, 18, 20, 42(5), 43 and 44 were suspended for the remainder of the Sitting.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ORDER NO.

7 SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 On the Order being called for Hon.

D. D. Marshall to move the second reading of the Bill entitled an Act to amend the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, Cap.

117A, the Hon.

Member spoke and moved, seconded by Hon.

D. I. Ishmael that the Bill be read a second time.


Hon.W.

A. Abrahams began to speak.

Mr. Speaker spoke.

Hon.W.

A. Abrahams concluded his speech.

Hon.

D. D. Marshall spoke in reply.

The Bill was read a second time.

On the motion of Hon.

D. D. Marshall seconded by Hon.

K. D. M. Humphrey the House went into Committee, Mr. P. R. Phillips in the Chair.

Clauses 1 to 3 were called and passed on the separate motion of Hon.

D. D. Marshall seconded by Hon.W.

A. Abrahams.

On the motion of Hon.


D. D. Marshall seconded by Hon.W.

A. Abrahams the Chairman reported the passing of the Bill in Committee to Mr. Speaker who resumed the Chair and reported accordingly.

On the separate motion of Hon.

D. D. Marshall seconded by Hon.

W. A. Abrahams the Bill was read a third time and passed and the title read and agreed to.

3 ADJOURNMENT On the motion of Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw who spoke seconded by Hon.W.
A. Abrahams the House was adjourned to Thursday, 20th July, 2023 at 2.30 p.m. At 12.05 p.m. Mr. Speaker adjourned the Sitting.

N. R. JONES, Q.C.

Deputy Clerk of Parliament.

The Minutes were certified correct and confirmed the day of , 2023.

Speaker.

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