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House of Assembly to Meet on Tuesday

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A Sitting of the House of Assembly is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, 2024 with Papers to be laid by the Honourable Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development, Youth Economy, Justice and National Security, the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information, the Honourable Minister for Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs, and the Senior Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Ports, Transport, Physical Development and Urban Renewal.

The Motions for consideration are as follows: 1. BE IT RESOLVED that Parliament authorises the Minister of Finance to guarantee an amount of XCD20,000,000.00 (the loan) from the National Insurance Corporation on behalf of the Saint Lucia Development Bank (the Bank) to be utilised within the Housing Sector and Productive Sector of Saint Lucia;

2. BE IT RESOLVED that Parliament authorizes the Minister of Finance to borrow USD1,500,000.00 from the Special Funds Resources of the Caribbean Development Bank (the Bank) to finance the emergency cleanup and restoration of critical public infrastructure projects (the loan).

The following Bills are down for consideration:

1. Insolvency

2. Co-operatives Societies

3. Real Estate (Brokers and Agents )

4. Eastern Caribbean Asset Management Corporation (Amendment)

5. Money Laundering (Amendment)

6. Companies (Amendment)

Tuesday’s Sitting is scheduled to commence at 10:00a.m. The Sitting of the Senate is scheduled for Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

Due to ongoing works in the Parliament’s Chamber, the Sitting of the House of Assembly and Senate have been temporarily relocated to the Finance Administrative Centre. Due to limited space at the Finance Administrative Centre, members of the public cannot be accommodated at this time. Kindly note that the public can view the live proceedings on the National Television Network (NTN) channel 122, Government of Saint Lucia Facebook and YouTube.

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