FOUR BILLS TO RECEIVE SECOND READING IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 26, 2024 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been issued for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Notice has been given.

Four Bills will receive their second reading, as the government’s good governance legislative agenda continues.

The Honourable Minister responsible for Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Sports and the Creative Economy, Samal Duggins, will move the second reading of the Bill entitled, Public Parks Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2024, while the Honourable Senator and Minister responsible for Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, Dr. Joyelle Clarke will move the second reading of the Bill Community Beautification and Safety Bill, 2024.

Meanwhile, the Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, National Security, Citizenship and Immigration, Health and Social Security, Dr. Terrance Drew, will move the second reading of the Bills entitled ASPIRE Bill, 2024, and the Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record Bill, 2024. Both Bills had their first reading on November 08, 2024.

The National Assembly will be carried live on ZIZ Radio (96 FM) and participating radio stations. It can also be viewed live on TV Channel 5 in St. Kitts and Channel 98 in Nevis. It will also be streamed live at www.zizonline.com.

Copies of Bills, as soon as they are made available, can be found on the website (www.sknis.gov.kn) of the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service under the section titled Bills. They can also be accessed via the Facebook page St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service.

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