00:00President of the Senate Wade Mark reading the correspondence from President Christine Kangaloo concerning the seat of Janelle John Bates.
00:08And acting in accordance with the advice of the leader of the opposition is empowered to declare the seat of
00:26a senator to be vacant.
00:30That vacancy effective immediately as of June 5th today, which marked the reconvening of Parliament for the start of its
00:38second session.
00:39It's a move that may have been anticipated based on opposition leader Penelope Beckel signaling on June 3rd that she
00:46intends to make changes to the PNM's bench in the Senate.
00:49President, as aforesaid, acting and acting in accordance with the advice of the leader of the opposition, do hereby appoint
01:04you, Margaret Satya Rose, as a senator.
01:10I, Margaret Rose, having been appointed a member of Parliament, do solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and
01:17allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago, will uphold the constitution and the law.
01:21Dr. Rose is an accomplished attorney practicing common law since around 1995.
01:27Some of her areas of focus are public procurement law, anti-corruption, governance and socio-legal reform.
01:35She holds an LLB and LLM in corporate commercial law from the University of the West Indies.
01:40She has also earned a professional doctorate in policy research and practice from the University of Bath Institute for Policy
01:49Research.
01:49In addition, Dr. Rose has lectured on procurement management at U.E. Mona, Jamaica.
01:55The replacement of John Bates follows the controversy where the senator, who was sitting as a member on the Public
02:02Accounts Enterprises Committee,
02:04was found to have assisted in editing the witness statement of former Health Minister Terence D'Alsing.
02:09D'Alsing was scheduled to appear before the said committee on an inquiry into pharmaceuticals.
02:15Beckels had been called upon several times, including by the government, to remove her and Senator Farris Al-Rawi, who
02:23was not a member of the PAEC.
02:25Al-Rawi has not been removed, but the opposition leader has signaled her intention to make periodic rotations to her
02:32Senate arrangements.
02:34Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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02:38Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
02:39Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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02:40Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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