00:00During the committee stage of the Municipal Bill, two among other objectives turned the borough of Chagornest City and established
00:08new boroughs.
00:09Attorney General John Jeremy proposed an amendment.
00:12It is necessary because the bill changes the boundaries of some municipal corporations, renaming three municipal corporations, creating four boroughs.
00:25So the description of the districts under the Special Operations Act, which came into force yesterday, last night, as it
00:35currently stands, should be changed to align with the proposals in the bill.
00:41So the four districts in the Special Operations Act are being deleted and substituted to accurately reflect and be in
00:49sync with the provisions of the bill.
00:51Six of the seven policing districts under Special Operations Act, when it was proclaimed, were based on combinations of municipalities
01:00that had identified Chagornest as a borough and Kuvatabakit Talparu as a regional municipality and did not include the proposed
01:10new boroughs of Barataria, Kuvat and St. Augustine.
01:13Opposition MP Stuart Young sought clarification from the government.
01:17Without any indication whatsoever by any speaker on the government side, for almost 12 hours of debate, the first time
01:27not only we but the country are hearing that the government now intends to insert into this bill, which is
01:34amendments to the municipal corporations and boundaries, etc.
01:38They're now inserting a schedule to deal with Special Operations Act, making it four districts and putting into baskets of
01:49each district certain corporations.
01:53Is that what we're now being told?
01:55The Attorney General responded.
01:56We are amending the schedule to insert provisions which are required now by the passage of the act, the enactment
02:09of the legislation last night. So yes, the answer to the question is yes.
02:16A division vote was called on the proposed change. Prime Minister Kamala Passat beses a letter to MPs in registering
02:24an affirmative vote.
02:25Mr. Pradaard? Yes.
02:31Mrs. Pradaard? Yes.
02:33Mrs. Pradaard? Yes.
02:33Mrs. Pradaard? Yes.
02:35However, drama unfolded when the opposition in voting against the amendment referred to the previous Zones of Special Operations Bill.
02:43Mr. Gonzalez? No to Zuzu.
02:48Mrs. Beckles-Rubinson? No to Zuzu.
02:50The standing orders, in any event, provide that you vote either yes or no. So it's either a yes or
02:57a no.
02:59Come, take it.
03:02Mr. Manning?
03:05No, thank you.
03:07The vote of one opposition member was met with a stern response from House Speaker Jagdeo Singh.
03:13Mr. De Wins?
03:15No, Zuzu.
03:18Dr. Martin West, you heard the ruling, in defiance of the ruling.
03:23Take a walk for the rest of the session.
03:31You voted already.
03:35Well, that's the risk you run.
03:38For defiance of a clear ruling, that's the risk you run.
03:41The speaker did not stop there.
03:44I've had enough of this childish, childishness all day.
03:49It's a simple yes or no.
03:53It is childish, it is juvenile, it is puerile, and it is childish.
03:57Do you know the meaning of the word childish?
04:01It means rudeness.
04:04It means insolence.
04:07All right, take the vote.
04:11Mr. Bertrand?
04:14Absolutely no.
04:17The new amendment to the 2026 Municipal Co-operations Bill was approved by the government's majority,
04:23as was the entire bill itself.
04:26Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
04:29Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
