MINISTER in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Stuart Young yesterday said he will push forward with several items on the Government’s legislative agenda, including measures to govern campaign finance reform.
Speaking moments after being sworn in at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s, Young also noted the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Legal Affairs have now been merged with the Ministry of the Attorney General to form one “mega ministry”.
“One of my major responsibilities is for us to deliver on the legislative agenda, campaign reform financing, local government reform, the new revenue authority – all of those massive projects and whistle-blowing legislation which Dr Rowley spoke about on the campaign,” Young, 40, said.
“I am going to be moving as quickly as possible to get those things to Parliament. I have been mandated to get it done as soon as possible.” Minister of Agriculture Clarence Rambharat yesterday said a key matter to be addressed is squatting and it was likely to be looked at when the Cabinet formulates its legislative agenda.
“Since 1981 we have a lot of land legislation,” he said, speaking after the same event. “As a Cabinet we have to look at the squatter issue. The list of sites we have to look at it. I know for a fact that the GIS mapping can show us the state of squatting.” In terms of the policy on squatting, Rambharat said a balance must be struck. “We know what the law is but it is a matter for the Cabinet in how we deal with it,” he said. “People squat because in many cases they cannot afford.
A lot of them are hard-working people who have a desire to have a comfortable place to live and we have to strike a balance between their needs and the need of the State to have discipline in the use of the land.” Of squatting generally, he said, “It is very difficult to contain it.
Each site has to be dealt with on its own in terms of their own circumstances.
But the policy has to be one of being humane with people who have been there for a long time and have families.
They have to be regularised, communities have to be brought up to standard, the lands have to be surveyed, the lands have to be sold to them. But we have to deal with new squatters at the same time.” Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Avinash Singh said he proposed to bring a youthful perspective to agriculture.
“I am elated I am very pleased, I am getting to work in my field agriculture,” Singh also said after the same event.
“What I will be doing is bringing my youthful touch to agriculture.
I want to dispel the notion that agriculture is for old people.”
“One of my major responsibilities is for us to deliver on the legislative agenda, campaign reform financing, local government reform, the new revenue authority – all of those massive projects and whistle-blowing legislation which Dr Rowley spoke about on the campaign,” Young, 40, said.
“I am going to be moving as quickly as possible to get those things to Parliament. I have been mandated to get it done as soon as possible.” Minister of Agriculture Clarence Rambharat yesterday said a key matter to be addressed is squatting and it was likely to be looked at when the Cabinet formulates its legislative agenda.
“Since 1981 we have a lot of land legislation,” he said, speaking after the same event. “As a Cabinet we have to look at the squatter issue. The list of sites we have to look at it. I know for a fact that the GIS mapping can show us the state of squatting.” In terms of the policy on squatting, Rambharat said a balance must be struck. “We know what the law is but it is a matter for the Cabinet in how we deal with it,” he said. “People squat because in many cases they cannot afford.
A lot of them are hard-working people who have a desire to have a comfortable place to live and we have to strike a balance between their needs and the need of the State to have discipline in the use of the land.” Of squatting generally, he said, “It is very difficult to contain it.
Each site has to be dealt with on its own in terms of their own circumstances.
But the policy has to be one of being humane with people who have been there for a long time and have families.
They have to be regularised, communities have to be brought up to standard, the lands have to be surveyed, the lands have to be sold to them. But we have to deal with new squatters at the same time.” Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Avinash Singh said he proposed to bring a youthful perspective to agriculture.
“I am elated I am very pleased, I am getting to work in my field agriculture,” Singh also said after the same event.
“What I will be doing is bringing my youthful touch to agriculture.
I want to dispel the notion that agriculture is for old people.”
Taken from Newsday.co.tt
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