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Beckles: Who says I’m supporting no-confidence motion?
Published: 11 Mar 2010
ABOVE LEFT: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
ABOVE RIGHT: Pennelope Beckles
Deputy House Speaker Pennelope Beckles, who recently commended UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has quashed speculation she may be supporting the UNC’s upcoming no confidence motion against Prime Minister Patrick Manning. Beckles said yesterday she would likely be presiding over the debate of the motion since she would be acting as House Speaker from this week until March 24. This is due to the absence of House Speaker Barendra Sinanan who is going overseas from today. The UNC’s no confidence motion is expected to be debated after March 21 and before month-end. Beckles, at a women’s function last Sunday, commended Persad-Bissessar in the context of her achievement as a woman in the recent UNC election victory.
Beckles also would be presiding over tomorrow’s Parliament debate concerning Udecott which was brought by the UNC. A motion for debate by the UNC calls for the rest of Udecott board members to be removed following the recent resignation of former Udecott head Calder Hart. The debate would be done on the Lower House’s adjournment at 6.30 pm. Persad-Bissessar would lead off debate and a Government member would respond. Each would speak for 15 minutes. The Opposition expects the Government will have to state its position on the issue and say whether or not it will seek the resignations of the entire Udecott board.
Yesterday, Government officials could not say who would reply on Government’s behalf—whether it would be Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Planning Minister Emily Dick-Forde (responsible for Udecott) or Works Minister Colm Imbert. A Government spokesman could not say if Manning would deliver a statement on the Udecott issue in Parliament tomorrow. It was noted that at today’s Cabinet meeting the Udecott issue is expected to be discussed. Also in the House tomorrow, Government is expected to present a finance bill to tie up certain loose ends arising from the 2010 Budget. The bill includes provisions to expand funding for permanent secretaries to engage consultants (from $200,000 to $300,000) and for the HDC to use private contractors to build houses (from $250,000 to $450,000).
Penelope Beckles is
Penelope Beckles is mortally afraid of the EMPEROR .He stripped her of a ministerial portfolio.She is reduced to Deputy Speaker and performing on Parliamentary Committees .Anthony Roberts is in the same boat.I watch their body language in the house, very defeated .Both are slappers of the desk when the EMPEROR is speaking.Sad sight to behold
The Voice from the Hart.
The Voice from the Hart. Looks like we got a new "cutter & paster" shouting feebly, almost unheard, in defence of Mr Bobol who is ten times worse than O'halloran, Prevatt and Ou Wai put together.
It's ludicrous to expect
It's ludicrous to expect Beckles to support such a motion against her PM.
They are only following the Westminster tradition which we have imported lock, stock and barrel and continue to follow it as though it's cast in concrete, while the British PM is looking at alternatives, albeit to suit his own purposes.
Where is the Speaker? Sent on a wild goose trip like Kamal & os were sent to Nigeria, China etc & Chambers, Mahabir & Richardson to Brazil and elsewhere in 1980 when accusations of bobol and corruption were flying around?
Ah, but in Westminster, when
Ah, but in Westminster, when Ministers cannot agree with their Prime Ministers...they resign in protest and raise holy hell. Do you not recall the bacchanal over the War in Iraq?
No, if anybody in that Parliament has some testicular fortitude, they will stand up against corruption and blatant abuse of powers.
Of course, if this happens, the entire nation would collapse in shock.
Submitted by rhl25 on 11
Submitted by rhl25 on 11 March 2010 - 10:44am.
Ah, but in Westminster, when Ministers cannot agree with their Prime Ministers...they resign in protest and raise holy hell. Do you not recall the bacchanal over the War in Iraq?
YOU FAIL TO MENTION THAT THERE IS NO WAR IN T&T EXCEPT IN THE MINDS OF YOU PPL WHEN IT COMES TO "POLITRICKS" THE WAR SHOULD BE ABOUT WAGING A WAR ON CRIME AND WHOSE THAT SUPPORT IT WITH THEIR IMPORTATION OF DRUGS GUNS AND HOOKERS FROM COLOMBIA INTO SOUTH AND CENTRAL TRINIDAD! SOME THESE PPL EVEN HAVE THE NERVE TO CALL THEMSELVES "BUSINESSMEN" ETC.
ASK THE UNC PARTEE TO SUPPORT HANGING PPL THAT IMPORT COKE AND GUNS TO OUR SHORES JUST LIKE SINGAPORE, LETS SEE HOW FAR THAT GOES.(I'M ALL FOR IT)
TELL US WHY PANDAY DID'NT RESIGN WHEN THE MESS ABOUT HIS MANSION CAME OUT IN PARLIAMENT?
HIS "DIAMOND" ACCOUNTS THAT HE CLAIMED "I DID'NT AM KNO" IN PUBLIC IF YOU BELIEVED THIS AS MOST UNCERS DID, THEN YOU'RE A BIGGER FOOL TO BE ASKING THE CURRENT GOV'T TO RESIGN WITHOUT EVIDENCE IN A COURT OF LAW FOR A DIRECTOR OF A COMPANY.
I don’t blame Hart for
I don’t blame Hart for resigning. The man is a technocrat, not a politician. If I were in his shoes I would’ve resigned too because the opposition has turned technical and engineering matters into a political war, and UDeCOTT was the chosen battlefield.
Why even bring this motion
Why even bring this motion when you know it is destine to fail? Seems to me this new UNC is more concerned about lights, camera and action rather than dealing with substance.
The point was made with UDECOTT, Hart and the church its out there with investigations to follow, now lets get back to basics and show us what this new unc is going to bring to the table.
What about the property tax, raising food prices, excessive bank charges, VAT, water and all the other things that concern the public, what is the UNC going to do in regards to all this?
If the new UNC has a viable plan for these issues an election will take care of Manning and the PNM, so lets hear what UNC can do, not discuss who wants Manning around or not
What exactly is the reason
What exactly is the reason for another vote of no confidence in the PM? The usual suspects will vote no and the opposition will vote yes and the motion will be defeated.
The only person who wins will be Rowley in his attempt to unseat Patrick as political leader of the party and hopefully go into the next election as such.
But the nation accomplishes nothing. C'est la vie.
Now that Calder Hart has
Now that Calder Hart has resigned, the same people who attacked him are calling for the entire UDeCOTT board to resign.
This kind of behavior makes me wonder how much is enough? How many people and boards should resign before the likes of Rowley and Warner are comfortable?
In the past several years UDeCOTT erected many buildings that have been serving the people of T&T…what did we get from the tons of rhetoric against this company and its project? Nil, nothing.
UDeCOTT and the people who
UDeCOTT and the people who work there have left a clear positive effect on T&T’s architecture. And despite the angry attacks by corrupt contractors and politicians, the people here loved these buildings that have become national icons, like NAPA or the Waterfront center. I truly wish that ongoing projects like the Lara stadium and the carnival center do not suffer the consequences of the political war. If these projects get stuck, only the people lose.
THE DRUG LORDS
THE DRUG LORDS -
Are doing the same with there ill gotten gains so what, do the ends justify the means.
A distraction from dealing
A distraction from dealing with the real issues and waste of time. Pass some bills and do some real work is not a priority when you can score political points."Us first and the country later".
That is change the same people in different chairs, loook at the behaviour of Mr Ramlogan and we have not even started. No room for a third party that is his new motto. Lord help us.
Waste of parliment time and
Waste of parliment time and money. They need to be debating and passing bills to eliminate crime etc. different leader same UNC.Old wine in new bottles