Media Release: House meets tomorrow



AN EXTRADITION AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAINT LUCIA AND THE FRENCH REPUBLIC IS ONE OF THE BILLS TO BE DISCUSSED.
by Office of the Parliament

A Sitting of the House of Assembly is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 20, with Papers to be laid by the Honourable Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and the Public Service, the Honourable Minister for Commerce, Industry, Investment, Enterprise Development and Consumer Affairs, the Honourable Minister for Tourism, Information, Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries and the Honourable Minister for Equity, Social Justice, Local Government and Empowerment.

The Motion for consideration is as follows:

BE IT RESOLVED that Parliament authorises the Minister for Finance to borrow from the Caribbean Development Bank an amount not exceeding US$4,927,210.00, consisting of a Special Funds Resources portion in the amount of US$2,463,605.00 and an Ordinary Capital Resources portion in the amount of US$2,463,605.00 for the purpose of financing the Services of Consultants to conduct Implementation (LABs) Workshops and to set up a Performance Management and Delivery Unit.

The following Bills are down for consideration:

1. Companies (Amendment)

2. International Trust (Amendment)

3. Income Tax (Amendment)

4. International Business Companies (Amendment)

5. International Partnership (Amendment)

6. Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (Amendment)

7. Agreement on Extradition (Saint Lucia and the French Republic)

8. Free Zone (Amendment)

9. Child (Care, Protection and Adoption)

10. Child Justice

Tuesday’s Sitting is scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m.

The Sitting of the Senate is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 at 10 a.m.



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