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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 4th 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.

Mr. T. A. Prescod, J.P., B.A.

Hon.

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

(Dist.)


(Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance) Dr. the Hon.

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

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

A. Abrahams, LL.B.

(Minister of Home Affairs and Information) 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.

C. McD.


Griffith, B.Sc.

(Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment) Mr. P. R. Phillips, J.P. (Chairman of Committees) Hon.

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

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.

A. R. Forde, RPh.

(Minister of Environment of the Attorney General) and National Beautification) 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), Hon.

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

(Hons.

), L.E.C.

( Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs), 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.

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

(Hons.

), L.E.C.


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

I.

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

C. E. Jordan, B.Sc.

(Hons.)

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

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

(Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness), Ms. T. N. S-A.
Moore, M.B.A. and Dr. R. O. Springer, J.P., Ph.D. (Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Transport,Works and Water Resources).

PRAYERS Prayers were taken by Rev.

Father Mark Harewood.

MINUTES The Minutes of the meeting of Tuesday, 27th June, 2023 were deferred on the motion of Dr. the Hon.

W. F. Duguid seconded by Hon.

D. I. Ishmael.

MESSAGES FROM HER EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Mr. President read the following: 3 STATE HOUSE BARBADOS 4 FIRST READINGS OF BILLS On the motion of Dr. the Hon.
W. F. Duguid seconded by Hon.W.

A. Abrahams, the Airport Service Charge (Amendment) Bill was read a first time.

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

W. F. Duguid seconded by Hon.W.

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

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ORDER NO.

4 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND AT WORKHALL, ST. PHILIP On the motion of Dr. the Hon.

W. F. Duguid seconded by Hon.W.


A. Abrahams, Order No.

4 was withdrawn.

ORDER NO.

9 AIRPORT SERVICE CHARGE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 On the motion of Hon.

G. P. I. Gooding-Edghill who spoke seconded by Hon.

R. R. Straughn Order No.

9 was withdrawn.

ORDER NO.

11 AIRPORT SERVICE CHARGE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 On the Order being called for Hon.
G. P. I. Gooding-Edghill to move the second reading of the Bill entitled an Act to amend the Airport Service Charge Act, 2022 (Act 2022-7) to provide for a decrease in airport service charge for a regional destination, the Hon.

Member spoke and moved, seconded by Hon.

K. D. M. Humphrey that the Bill be read a second time.

Hon.

R. R. Straughn spoke.

Hon.W.

A. Abrahams spoke.

Hon.

G. P. I. Gooding-Edghill spoke in reply.

The Bill was read a second time.

On the motion of Hon.


G. P. I. Gooding-Edghill seconded by Hon.W.

A. Abrahams 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.

G. P. I. Gooding-Edghill seconded by Hon.

Ms. C. S. V. Husbands.

On the motion of Hon.

G. P. I. Gooding-Edghill seconded by Hon.

K. D. M. Humphrey 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.

G. P. I. Gooding-Edghill seconded by Hon.

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

ORDER NO.

10 CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 On the Order being called Hon.

R. R. Straughn to move the second reading of the Bill entitled an Act to amend the Central Bank of Barbados Act, 2020 (Act 2020-30), the Hon.

Member spoke and moved, seconded by Ms. M. K-A.

Caddle that the Bill be read a second time.

Hon.W.
Hon.W.

A. Abrahams spoke.

Hon.

R. R. Straughn spoke in reply.

The Bill was read a second time.

On the motion of Hon.

R. R. Straughn seconded by Hon.

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

Clauses 1 to 16 and the Schedule were called and passed in parts on the separate motion of Hon.

R. R. Straughn seconded by Hon.W.

A. Abrahams.

On the motion of Hon.

R. R. Straughn 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.

R. R. Straughn seconded by Hon.

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

5 ADJOURNMENT On the motion of Hon.

W. A. Abrahams seconded by Hon.


K. D. M. Humphrey the House was adjourned to Tuesday, 18th July, 2023 at 10.00 a.m. At 1.20 p.m. Mr. Speaker spoke and 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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