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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH SITTIMG OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE T HIRD SESSION ( 1991 -1992) OF THE FIFTH PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA HELD "' T 2 1 00 P .

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ON FRIDil.Y, 14TH AUGUST, 1992 IN TEE PARLIAMENT CH.,MBER, PUBLIC B..f ILDINGS, GEOO.GETO'WN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASS1.L'1BLY (74) Speaker *Cde.,Sase Narain, O.R., Speaker of the National S.C., J.P.,-ri..P., Assembly Members of the Government - People's National Congress (62) Prime Minister (1) Cde.
H. Green, M.F., Prime Minister Attorney General and Minister of L egal Affairs ( 1) *Cde.K.S.

Massiah, O.R., S.C., M.P., .attorney General and Minister of Legal affairs Deputy Prime Ministers (2) Cde.

R.H. O.

Communications Corbin, M.P., Deputy Prime Minister, Public Works, (Absent - on leave) and Regional Developnent Cde.

W.S.

Murray, C.C.H., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister, Trade, Tourism and Industry (Absent ... on leave) Senior Ministers (7) tCde.

*Cde.

*Cde.

*Cde.

«Bon.

Cde.

C .B.


Greenidge, M.P., Minister of Finance Dr. P.L.

McKenzie, A.A., M.P., Minister of Agriculture (Absent - on leave) D.M.A.

Bernard, Jvl.P., Minister of Education and Cultural Development J.R. Kranenburg, M.P., Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Communications Dr. K.F.S.

Ki� , M.P., the President tAbsentJ C.G.


Sharma, a • .a.1 J.P., -M.:?., Senior Minister in the Office of the President {Absent) Rabbian .t1.li-Khan, M.P., Minister of Labour, Human Services and Social Security (Absent - on leave) and Regional Development (Absent - on leave) Senior Minister in the Office of *Cde.

*Non-Elected Member 2.

Ministers (6) Cde.

D. Sawh, M .P., Minister in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry (Absent -on leave) *Hon.

V.V.
V.V.

Parvatan, M.P., Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture (Absent - 'n leave) Cde.

J.T.

Kissoon, Cde.

Dr.

Faith A. Harding, E.P., N.P., Minister in the Ministry of Health Minister in the Office of Management the President/Public Service Cde.

Stella Odie-Ali, Cde.

Jean M.G.

Persico, of Labour, Human Services A.A., N.P., Hinister in the Ministry and Social Security f.'I.P., Minister of Iior.

:ie .tt.ffairs Government Chiei Whip ( 1) Cde.


Jennifer A. Ferreira, M.P., Government Chief Whip (Absent -on leave) Other Members (32) M.P.

(,�bsent) M.P.

(Absent -on leave) -on leave) M.S., M.P.

-on leave) H.P.

(Absent O.H., M.P.

(Absent) N.S., H.P.

M.P.

I •• Rayman, M.P.

(Absent f,I.P.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde, Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde, Cde.

Cde, Viola V. Burnham, O.R., M.F.

W.A..L.H.


Parris, C.C.H., R.E.

Jackson, J .R.

Thomas, S.Prashad, C.C.J:l., .H.P.

(Absent) Yvonne V. Harewood.-Benn, Urmia B.li.

Johnson, K.B.

Bancroft, A.11.., M.Corrica, Philomena E.H.A.

Fowler, E.P.

Joyce Gill-Mingo, H.Dooba.y, N.S., r-1.P.

Joye£ :Munroe, Edwina !ielville, M.P.

(Absent 11.mna Llly, E. P. (i.bsent) N.Ca.listro, M.P.

F.M.

Cumberbatch, M.P.

M.I.

Deen, M.P.

(Absent) Cyrilda A. DeJesus, Edith Deygoo, N.P • Clarice C.L.
Geddes, G.Marshall, B.Persaud, J.P., M.P.

K.Sankar, E.L. Fraser, M.P.

Mignon Griffith, N:.r.

P.E.

Rockcliffe, M.P.

(.i,bsent) M.P.

(Absent) A. Ed•.,ards, A.ii.., M.P.

(Absent) J.P., M.P.

M.P.

h.fl.

M. P. -on leave) (There are three vacancies) Membera from the National Con;ress of Lgca!

Democratic Organa (2) 0 Cde.

Rose I. Semple, Cde.

P. Singh, J.P., N.P.

M.P.

(Absent) *Ntn ... Elected Member Members from the Regiona l Democtatic Councils (10) Cde.

Nellie R. Charles, M.P.


(Region N6 7 -Cuyuni/ Mazaruni) (Absent -on leave) R.Bishop, M.S., M.P.

(Region No.

A.

- Demerara/Mahaica) C .

Vandenburg, M.P.

(Region No.

1 o,-,Upper Demerara/Berbice) Y.Khan, H.P.

(Region No.

2 -Pomeroon]Supenaam) Enid E • .ti.brahe.os, N.S., J.P., M.P.

(Region No.

3- EssequibD Islands/West Demerara) Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

M.P.

(Region I .

Ally, M.P.

(Region N0.

6 -East Berbice/Corentyne) S.I.


McGarrcll, M.Stephens, Essequibo) M. Ajoodhia, J.P., M.P.

(Region No.

5 -Mahaica/Berbice) D. Fernandes , M .P • (Region No.

1 -Barima/Waini) M.P.

(Region No.

9 -Upper Takatu7Upper No.

8 -Potaro/SiP.aruni) (Absent) Cde.

Cde.

(Absent) Members of the Minority ( 11) (i) �eople' s Progressive Party (8) Kingrity Legder ( 1 ) Cde.

Dr. C. Jagan, M.P., Minority Leader (Absent) Deputy Speaker (1) Coe.
Reepu Daman Persaud, J.P., M.P., Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (Absent) Other Members (6) Cde.

Janet Jagan, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

C.C .

.Jdlymore, II.I'.

(b.bsent) Cde.

S.F.

Mohamed, M.P., Minority Chief Whip (Absent) Cde.

H. Nok:ta, :[I; .P.

(Absent - on leave) Cde.

C .C.

B elgr3.ve, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

Dr. Roger Luncheon, N.P.

(Absent - on leave) (ii) United Force ( 2) M r. M.F.

Singh, C.C.H., J.P., .M.P.

(�bsent) Mr. M.A.

Abraham, A.A., M.P.


(Absent) (iii) Wgz:ta.,ng People's Alliange (1} Dr. R. Roopnaraine, M.P.

(Absent) OFFICERS Mr. F.a.

Narain, A.A., Cler.k of the National Assembly Mr. S.E.

Isaacs, Deputy Clerk of the National assembly The Clerk read Prayers.

4.

ANNOUNCEiv'_§Nl'§ BY THE SPEhl�ER (i) Permiss.ion to Record Stat,.2me?}.
;,t The Speaker announced that t he Ministe:r t on the economy, and that he had given of Finance for a video crew from the Visuals Production would mal:e a Statemen permission Centre to be present in the Chamber to record the Statement.

(ii) Sympa th;'£ to .Q.de§, Sawh and Harew92 d.-Benn on the Dea;ths if respectively �r and.father, on behalf of Members of the Assembly The Speaker, deep sympathy to Cde.

Sawh on the and himself, extended death of his sister, and t o Cde.
Yvonne Harewood-Benn on the death of her father.

(iii) Leave The Speaker also announced that leave had been granted to Cdes.

Corbin, McKenzie, Sawh, Ferreira, Luncheon and the Hon.

Mr. Parvatan for that day*s sitting, Ali-Khan, Kranenburg, Nokta, Harewood-Benn, Jolmson, Thomas, PRESENTl.T+ ON OJ f APERS .d:rn REPOH TS I ETC.

By the Min;i,ste r of Finance: (i) The ITa tional Insurance and Social Security (IndustTial 1992 (No.

14).
14).

Benefit) (nmendment) Regulations (ii) The National Insurance and Social Security (Persons ,,broad and Voluntary ( .. mendmcnt) Regulation s 1992 (No.

15) Contributions) • (iii) The National Insurance and Social Security (Contributio 1992 (No.

16).

ns) (amendment) Regulations (iv) The National Insurance (Collection Regulations of Contributi 1992 (No.

17).

and Social Security ons) (Amendment) ( v) (vi) The National Insux-ance and Social Security (Determination of Claims and Questi�ns) (Amendme nt).
B.eeula.t.1.o,m3 l 992 (No, i,).

The National Insurance and Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (No.

19).

(vii) The National Insure.nee (Clarifiention} 20).

1992 (No.

and Social Security Regulations (�mendment) (viii) The National Insurance and Social Security (Benefit) {i..mendme.nt} Regulations 1992 (No.

21).

(Circulated) 5.


STi..TEMENTS BY MINISTERS Half-yearly Review of Economy The Minister of Finance made a statement on the half-yearly revie w of the e conm:iy for the period ended 30th June, 1992.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS - fresentation and First Readin_g INDUSTP.foL RUblished T&,IEING 1992-08-10 (.iJ1ENDN£NT) BILL 1992 -Bill No.
29/1992 The Minister in the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security, on hehalf of the Government, presented the following Bill which was read a first time: A BILL intitvled AN l,CT to amend the Industrial Training .Act.

FUBLIC WSINES� Second Reading PRIVILEGES hND IET,;uN11'IES BILL 1992 -Bill No.
28 1 ublished 1 the second reading of· the The Attor:X:: \ General and Kl.nistcr following Bill:- of Legal affairs moved 1� BILL inti tu led AN 11.CT to provide for the implementation of the .b.greeme nt between the Government �f the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Commission of the Eur-opean Communities therewith.

and for purposes connected The mot ion was put and carried.

The Bill was read a second time and w as, thereafter, taken through its :remaining stages and passed as printed.
AWOURNNENT 1�t 3.12 p.m., on a motion by the Minister the ilSsembly was adjourned to 2.00 p.m. on Friday, in the Minist:r.,­ of Health, 21st August , 1992.

I ' PilLI.f.MENT OFFICE, Public Buildings, Georgetown 1992.,,.08-18