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Members Named To Senate Select Committee
posted (October 7, 2016)

And one of the issues the teachers have been agitating for is a Senate Probe into immigration irregularities. But they can’t find common ground with the government on the composition of that body.

Still, the motion for a 3-2-1 composition on the Senate Select Committee has been passed and now it’s only left to name the members.  Most of those names were released today, and they are as follows:

Senator Dr. Carla Barnett, Senator Aldo Salazar – who are both UDP Senators, Senator Ashley Rocke from the churches, Senator Mark Lizarraga from the Business Community, and Senator Elena Smith from Labour and Civil Society.  Those were the names sent on an official communiqué from the National Assembly today, which adds, quote, “The office of the Senate has not yet been informed of the name of the Opposition Senator.â€￾ End quote.

Sources tell us that neither the business nor labour rep have agreed to serve on the Committee, but this is unconfirmed.

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