Marathon Parliament session ends in approval for Amaila matters

Ramjattan: `We are still uncertain about a number of things, like rates coming down, losses coming down and so on’

Following emergency meetings among Government MPs and members of the Opposition on brokering an arrangement suitable to all sides, the House on Wednesday and early yesterday morning passed both the Hydro Electric Power Amendment Bill and a government motion aimed at raising the loan guarantee ceiling for public corporations.

The end of the marathon session marked the commencement of the parliamentary recess from now until October.

As part of the ‘horse-trading’ in Parliament, Government and the Opposition agreed that after the House voted on the return of the two Amaila measures into the business of the Order Paper,