House of Assembly
The House of Assembly has been prorogued. Governor, Rankin, acting in accordance with the advice of the Premier and Minister of Finance, Andrew Fahie, prorogued the House of Assembly effective Thursday, December 23 until such a time a new session is appointed. To prorogue a legislative body is to discontinue the meetings without dissolving the […]
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock claims that his injunction was filed in the public’s interest and on behalf of the House of Assembly (HOA against the Commission of Inquiry, COI Lawyers. The Speaker was a guest on Let’s Fuze VI Morning Brew with Dre on Monday, November 15th. Speaker Willock said he […]
A Special Select Committee of the House of Assembly will determine whether the Speaker – Julian Willock in his personal capacity, will bear the cost of a failed injunction filed in the court, or if it will be paid by the tax payers. The court ruled that Willock should stand the cost in the failed […]
As the government gets ready to take a motion to the House of Assembly today to exempt the Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock, from paying legal fees to which he was ordered to do so by the courts, protest action is being planned to coincide with that sitting. It is being led […]
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock finds it to be interference against the Legislature where he was asked by the courts recently to prove how their lawyers are being financed. Willock and his lawyers Silk Legal brought the matter to court where it was said that the COI’s lawyers were practicing here illegally […]
Education Minister Dr. Nathalio Wheatley has told the House of Assembly, the Ministry of Education plans to restart the Teacher Education Programme at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College to deal with the various vacancies they now have. That response from Minister Wheatley following a question from Second District Melvin Mitch Turnbull. Turnbull asked the […]
Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley says more than 400 persons have been taken off the National Health Insurance list because of unemployment. The Minister was responding to a question in the House of Assembly from the Leader of the Opposition-Marlon Penn who asked with the current rise of unemployment in the territory, how many […]
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock was forced to recess the House for a short while last Thursday to allow Premier Andrew Fahie and the Leader of the Opposition Marlon Penn to ‘calm their nerves’ after back and forth bickering between them. The problem arose when the opposition leader asked the Premier for […]
Government says it continues to push forward with strengthening its systems to better serve the public. During the House of Assembly recently, Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie said that in the next few weeks, persons would be able to sit at their desks and do business with the government. The Premier pointed out […]
At least two church leaders are opposed to legalizing gambling in the territory, while another said it can work if it’s controlled by Government. Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie would bring a motion in the House of Assembly today for the Second and Third readings of the bill entitled, Gambling, Gaming and Betting […]