Opposition defends parliamentary break

Leading opposition members do not agree that it was necessary to forego the parliamentary recess to address a number of outstanding national issues.

APNU MP and Shadow Finance Minister Carl Greenidge said that forgoing the recess, which commenced on August 10 and will last until October, would have been possible were there an ideal situation in terms of resources available, especially to the opposition benches.

Observers have pointed out that with the great number of outstanding motions and legislation to be addressed by the House, the recess should have been foregone to allow the