Tuesday, July 29, 2014
MPs, dressed in both Emancipation and Eid-ul-Fitr wear, pose for a photograph at the end of yesterday’s sitting of Parliament. From left are Vernella Alleyne-Toppin, Joanne Thomas, Nizam Baksh, Stacey Roopnarine, Nela Khan, Rudranath Indarsingh, Ramona Ramdial, Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan, Lincoln Douglas, Paula Gopee-Scoon and Donna Cox. PHOTO: ABRAHAM DIAZ
The controversial bills to increase judges’ pensions and MPs’ benefits will not become law yet. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday moved to prevent the Judges Salaries and Pensions (Am