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FOR THE ,5TH SITTING OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRST ]l9§6 -198?)

OF THE FIFTH 'PARLIAMENT OF GUY£RA �O BEi HELD SE§SION A!

,,oo, P.M. ON WEDNESDAY.

14TH JANUARY.

1987 ,m tmrP@IAMENT -9!WIBEE, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GEORGETOWN BUSINESS FOR SITl'IllG OATHS - Cde.

Car1 Ba.J.Tington Green pge, M.P., of Fina.nee Minister Cde.

Wir,stQn Snr:· pal Murray, C .C.H., M.P.

; · Minister of Trade and Tourism Cde.

Dr. Patrick Lautehce McKenzie, A.A., M.f., Senior Minister in the Minis-tr� of Agriculture Cde.
Deryck Milton Alexander M.P.� n in the Ministry of Educatio Bernard, Minister Cde.

Jules Richard o,f Communications Kranenburg, and WoTks M.P., Minister Cde.

Dr. Noel Edwi� Blackmanr M.P., Minister in the Ministrf of Health Cde.

Vibert Virnen 'Farite.tan, M.P •.

, Minister in the Miniatfty of Agriculture Cde.

J)_onald Alfi-ad Nicholas Ainsworth, M.P., Minister of State in the Office of the Prims Minister Cde.
Jean Marjorie Pa,r1:i.atnantary aioria Persica, Education Secretary, A.A., M.P., MES�AGES FROM THE,PRESI£ENT - , ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SFEAI<;ER - PRE§ENTATION OF PETITIONS - PRESEINTAT!ONJ OF PAPERS AND REPORTS.

ETQ, ... TO MINISTERS - BY MINI..SJ;'ERS - QUESTIONS STATEMENT§ fERSQNAL EXPLAUATIONS - 2.

REQUESTS FOR LEAVE TO MOVE T'HE_ADJOlill.NMENT OF THE ASSEMBLY ON DEFINITE MATT�.

];:> OF URGENT JJU]J::...IC IMJ�OTIT - tJJ.Q).


'], MOTIONS ]KliJ�TING TO THE BUSINESS OR SIT'rINGS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND MOVEI1 mr A,_MINIS'I'ER INTRODUCTION OF BILLS - PUBLIC BUSINE§q MO'rION§ 1.OLD ,AQ� PENSIONq Cde.

J�net Jagan to move the following motion: WHEREJ\S sections 4 ancl 5 of the Old Age Pensions Chapter 36:03r provide for certain statutory condition fulfilled by pension and that in the calculntion .
for the purposes income of that person from specified sources; of the Act, account must be taken of the.
every person (Claimant) before he can recei�e of the means of any person Act, s to be AND l'ffiEREAS the person must also satisfy the appropriate authorities as calculated Minister, (the Poor Law Commissioners) that the monthly income under the Act J.oos n·Jt exceed such amount as the by Order, may prescribe; ·AND Wil.EREAS the sum of $50 .00 so prescri is so low as to depress and keep depressed any moneys the person may ne entitled otherwise in short� he cannot have an income of $50.00 or more and receive as well Old Age Pension of $50.00 e to receive, month; becl at present below th11t figure.
AND WHEREAS,.
tho fl.ct provides further, autl10ri heard by appropriate for Old Age Pension are known to suffer unconscionable receiving pensions not know and nre not notified, as the applications are rejected; for claims to ·be but many claimnnts delays in or in hnving their appeals heard and often �o with the reasons if ty "without delay" provided AND WHERE.AS, also section 6 empowers the Poor Law to take into nccount all information Commissioners the means of ,iny person, and shall thereupon decide whether or not the person ct�ll be pnid: nnd this proviso is so wordeJ c1s to 13.1JI: accusations of discrimination to time; ,enr to be nccount,ble in some uee;ree for tl10 many t6at have been made from tDne concerning I3E IT RESULVE.D: That this ITe_tion3l Assembly ce.lls upon the Governmont - (i) tu n:,mC;'fO thG 11I·Iec1.ns Test" and raise without c:elp_y tho present ficure :250 .oo 2, month to fol sum more in kee:pinc of livinc;, in order with tho present CC'Dt to yive Eome relief to the desperate nnrl c·�n,:itic'n of so m-=rny elderly 1;ecple; of (ii)t,J i1"vo tho LJ1lt-cl�ted Old Age f'ensiC'mJ Act reflect the current ne(Jds of 0.r;!endu:l tc • (TTr,t.ic�1 l, ,) ... 2.REPRESE]'TTATION CN B0ARDS OF Gffi.1MA 1 NFRGC & GREIL motion: Mr. Kwayana to move the fc>llowing DE IT RESOLVED: That Gover1m1ent open negotiations with a view to that with the Association 1 :::i adequate Rice Producers �)r1;anisation on the National GRJV[ll.
'IA, A.nd the Guyana Rice Export Board.

the National Boards and Regional Boards of tho Padi and Rice· Grading Centre represent ation as producers (Notice farer No.

31 published 1986-04-17) 3.TRAf)E J1I'l'H SOUTH J\}"RICA Nr.

Kwaye.na to move the following motion: DE IT RESCLVED: That Trade Order No.
51 of 1964 prohi�iting trade in cooda with the Union �uonded to incluie invisible trade; of South Afric� be D� IT FURTHER RESOLVED: Tb1t the fUb lie r�octor should 1;rC\11ibi Government firms which f3.rticirnte in South Africa an,l NemilJia; should cer1so rrn,l the with t business rohi.ti(,ns econcmy in the apartheid DE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That nu suci1 business or commercinl relations bo entered into unless the Goverrunent Assembly that on exception case; rnacle in tho varticl�lr:i.r beforehand satisfies thfs 0uGht to_ be AND DE IT FURTHER RESCLVED: · That this Government support these positions at Commonwen.l th conferences.
(Notice Poper No.

32 published 1986-04-17) 4.

N1ElfQ:::1FJ!lT OF STANDING CRDERS Nr.

KwayanR to move the following motion: DE IT RESC:LVED: Th'lt the Ste.nJirn: Orders be amen.Jed to r,rovi,le l:!ie [\";lL,wiiw : "That :::.ny m8mberr h.'1ving given rrevious notice to the Speaker �rll ,,btained discuss :, rL·,tter or of a bu <:f i -·ersons, ,,cr;u;-y c-;hould 'lffecting n-· ,:,:,r(� his leave, may rise nn,i the welfr\re of the reople that the 1:10mber in r:drinc thw three mir111f�,s prcvide,l er No.
35 1ublishetl 1996-04-17) DILLS -Second ReadinR ---........-;,,,r-,,,.11"'-� .. -,, J1UJ'IJ.9JF1\.L ].i..l.LJ'!o.

CCUNCILS ANTI l-'ISTRICT 12/1gs6 i�u1)lished 1986-10-2,9.

(AMENDMENT) l3ILL 1986 - The Minister of Regional.

Developnent to m,we the seccnd readinc of the following Dill: A Bill intituled Cnuncil::3 and District Act.

J\r, Act to ?J11encl the Municipal (Read n first time on 1986-11-03) *6. ,L.C�C/)J:', DEMCCRATI 1�u,b.J.

:i-_�l1ed 1986-10-2� C CRGANS (pJ1END1,1ENT} BILL 1986 -Dill No.
1;2/1986 The Minister of Regional Develoi:ment to move the second re'.lrlinc of tho followine Dill: A 13ill intituled An Act to amend.

the Local Democratic GrGans Act.

(Read a first time on 1986-11-03) *7• J,.O.CJw.. GOVERNMENT (AHENDHENT) DILL 1986 - Bill Ho.

14/1986 .nu�b.1.iJ?hed 1gs6-10-29 T·h·e Minister of Recional Develorment to move the second reacli11r: of the following Bill: ·A Dill intituled An Act to amend the Local 9-overnmen t Act.
(Read a first time on 1986-11-03) .GYXfl.�A GOLD BOARD (AMENDMENT) DILL 1986 -Bill No.

16/1986 The }'rime Minister to move the second rewlinl', of the folloi.dng I,ill: A Bill inti tuled An Act to ::emend the Guyana Gold Bon rd.

Act 1981.

(nervl n first time on 1986-12-22) ·*9• _G,Tl)'.J�'LA_GEOLO(�Y AN;J iUNES COi:1/US:HON (AHENDMENT) DILL l;z86 -Bill No.

1·;n.0tt, The Prime Minister to move the second readin6 of the .followinr:.

; ,ill: A Dill intituled i� Act to nmend the Guyana Act 1979.
Geolo&;y and .Mines Cornir,ission (Re:vl n first tiI:w on 12-22) EXJJOR'.f Al'iD Ull'CHT AMENDMENT) The Minister of Fir:ance to m,)\;e the second reading of the fc,11,,1-;i.•,.- lRGVISIOHS) ( (�:;rECIAL : il 1 IlILL 1986 -Dill ;;o. u· .. l';r --- A Bill inti tule-: I�port (Srecial Frovisio�s) Act 1986.

1.

An Act to ::mend the Ex1ort c1.nd (Re·1d ,q l'irst time on 1.986-12-2()) PA1:1LIPJ'IENT OFF'ICE ?

,A, IJAHAIN iL' .Clerk of the I:n tilinn.1 l- 1987--01-08 -�Not to be r,roceedesl with at this si ttinc.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ------------·-- SUPPLEMENTARY ORDER PAPER .f.Q.11._THE 25TH SITTING OF .THE NATIONA_L· SESSION (1906 -1987) OF THE FIFT� PARLIAMENl AS§E;MBLY· OF, THE FIB..§,]: OF GUYA�_'LJJ)_Bt_lL��Q .

.>' AT 2.00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, 14TH JANUARY, 1_907 IN.

IJtE PARLIAMENT CJiAMtJE,R, , Pl;JfilJ_�LDINGS , _ _G_�,P.fil_ETO_\-Lf'!

fil!.§1.fi.�SS FOR.

SITTING E,�E�0_l.I_{lL OF PAPERS ·Ar-ro-1'EPORTS1 ETC.- BY, the tt!
:_riister of finance: (1) Annual Reports (4) of the Guyana National Dank Trust Corporation 1983, 1�84 and 1905.

Co-oporativo the years 1902,' for (ST:25/2/2/23) (Circulated) (2) Annual Reports (6) of the Guyana Co-operative Mortgage Finance 1900, 1901, 1982, 1903 and 1984.

Bonk for the years 1979, (ST:25/2/1/11) (Circulated) F. A. NARAIN Clerk of the NatioAal As�embly OFFICE, PARLIAM�NT Publi� Building� Georgetown.

, 1907-01-14