16th Sitting of the Senate - 1st Session - 13th Parliament - January 20, 2026

16th Sitting of the Senate - 1st Session of the 13th Republican Parliament

Tuesday January 20, 2026
1:30 p.m.

Summary:
http://bit.ly/s20260120

00:00 Start of Sitting

Government Business: Bills Second Reading
The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2026

Speakers:
01:20:10 Sen. the Hon. Eli Zakour [Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]
01:43:30 Sen. Dr. Amery Browne [Opposition Senator]
02:23:45 Sen. Dr. Desirée Murray [Independent Senator]
02:33:20 Sen. Brian Baig [Government Senator]
02:49:30 Sen. Janelle John-Bates [Opposition Senator]
03:19:50 Sen. Alicia Lalite-Ettienne [Independent Senator]
03:41:15 Sen. David Nakhid [Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs]
04:02:35 Sen. Faris Al-Rawi, SC [Opposition Senator]
04:39:55 Sen. Candice Jones-Simmons [Independent Senator]
05:01:45 Sen. Francis Lewis [Independent Senator]
05:14:55 Sen. the Hon. Eli Zakour [Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]

The Tobago House of Assembly (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Speakers:
06:13:00 Sen. the Hon. Darrell Allahar [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]
06:21:30 Sen. Melanie Roberts-Radgman [Opposition Senator]
06:36:10 Sen. Zola Phillips [Independent Senator (Temporary) ]
06:44:10 Sen. Faris Al-Rawi SC [Opposition Senator]
06:48:00 Sen. the Hon. Darrell Allahar [Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister]

The Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Bill, 2026
Speakers:
06:57:00 Sen. the Hon. John Jeremie SC [Attorney General]
07:42:25 Sen. Faris Al-Rawi SC [Opposition Senator]
08:22:25 Sen. Josh Drayton [Independent Senator (Temporary)]

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