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VACANCIES Applications are invited to fill the following vacancies in the Office of the Parliament on a contractual basis.   Project Support Officer Job Summary: The incumbent is required to assist in the planning, execution, monitoring and control of projects within the Office of the Parliament. Minimum Experience and Training:  Minimum of two (2) years’ …

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Public Hearing Summary – JSC Local Authorities, Service Commissions, Statutory Authorities – MBTT

Public Hearing Summary – JSC Human Rights, Equality and Diversity – OPM & Ministry of National Security

In 1945, the franchise of Universal Adult Suffrage was extended to our country, Trinidad and Tobago. This allowed every man and woman, 21 years old and over, to vote without restrictions. Between 1925 and 1946, only men over the age of 21 and women over the age of 30 could vote, however, with property and …

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The Parliament Channel has copped two awards in the 2015 CBU Caribbean Broadcasting Awards. The awards were broadcast live at the Teatro Lazaro Pena in Havana, Cuba during the 47th Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. “The West Indies at War (Part I): Emperors, Kings and Power” took …

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Joint Select Committee on Social Srevices and Public Administration (Including Education, Health, Gender, Tourism, Public Administration, Labour, Culture, Community Development and Other Social Srevices) The above-named Committee has commenced an inquiry into existing arrangements and possible options for regulating geriatric care facilities. The Committee is inviting all stakeholders and interested persons to submit written comments …

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Joint Select Committee on Local Authorities, Service Commissions and Statutory Authorities (Including the Tobago House of Assembly) The Joint Select Committee on Local Authorities, Service Commissions and Statutory Authorities (including the THA) has commenced an inquiry into the regulation and licensing of medical doctors by the Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago. The Committee is …

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According to Standing Order (84) of the House of Representatives: "Procedure on Examination of Estimates in Standing Finance Committee", 'The Leader of the Opposition shall have the right to determine the order in which the Heads of Expenditure shall be considered and shall notify the Speaker and the Government in writing on the day named by …

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The First Session of the 11th Republican Parliament will be prorogued at midnight on Monday September 19, 2016. The Second Session of the 11th Republican Parliament will open on Friday September 23, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. Proclamation – Prorogration of 1st Session – 11th Parliament Legal Notice 133 of 2016 Proclamation – Opening of Second Session …

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August 18, 2016 marks ten years since the first live broadcast of a sitting of the House on the Parliament Channel. To commemorate this anniversary, the Office of the Parliament this morning launched a week of activities in the Arnold Thomasos Room, 6th Floor, Office of the Parliament, Tower D, Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain. At today’s …

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