PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec 9, CMC – The main opposition United National Congress (UNC) Monday used its numbers in the Parliament to prevent the government from pushing forward legislation regarding the granting of autonomy to Tobago.
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley had sought to get approval for the reading of legislation to amend the Trinidad and Tobago Constitution “to accord self government to Tobago and for related matters be forthwith read a third time an passed”.
Speaker Bridgid Annisette-George told legislators that the bill required a three-fourth special majority and when the matter was put to the vote 21 government legislators voted n favour while 16 opposition members voted against the move.
“Honourable members with a division of 21 members voting for, 16 members voting against and no abstention, the motion for the third reading of the Constitutional Amendment Tobago Self Government Bill 2020 is not approved,” Annisette-George tp loud applause from the opposition benches.
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