Parliament on as scheduled for today

Parliament Office this morning said that today’s sitting of the National Assembly is on despite another statement yesterday afternoon saying that it had been postponed for two weeks.

The statement today said “With reference to the Clerk of the National Assembly’s, Mr. Sherlock Isaacs, letter, dated 24th July, 2013 concerning the postponement of today’s Sitting of the National Assembly, I wish to inform you that the Sitting will be held as was originally scheduled, that is, at 14:00 hrs, today, Thursday, July 25, 2013.

“The Parliament Office apologises for any inconvenience this change may have caused you and thanks you for your continued coverage and cooperation.”

This morning, Speaker of the House Raphael Trotman wrote leaders on both sides explaining why he has decided to go ahead with today’s sitting.

In his letter, he noted