Debates of the House of Representatives 4th Session 2nd Parliament Volume 12 Number 11 – The Honourable C. Arnold Thomasos Speaker – Friday, December 12, 1969

Title: Debates of the House of Representatives 4th Session 2nd Parliament Volume 12 Number 11 – The Honourable C. Arnold Thomasos Speaker – Friday, December 12, 1969
Author Williams, Eric Eustace,
Abstract: The Prime Minister and Mini·ster of Finance, Planning and Development (Dr. the Right Hon. E. ‘E. Williams) : Mr. Speaker, I beg to move the motion standing in my name, which reads as follows:
Whereas it is expedient, in the light of developments on the national and international scene, to review the present Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago; Be it resolved that this House approve of the appointment of a Joint Select Committee of Parliament which should include
representatives of all parties in the Senate and the House of Representatives to consider-
(a} Whether it is desirable that Trinidad and Tobago should become a republic;
(b) The constitutional modifications which would be necessary to give effect to such change;
(c) 0ther desirable constitutional changes;
(d) What constitutional modifications would be necessary to give effect to such other changes and to make such recommendations as are necessary for the implementations of any proposed change or changes or otherwise.
Media Type : Publication
Collection Series:
Dr. Eric E. Williams Speeches
Holding Location: Ministry of Planning and Development, Library Services Division.
Publication Date: 1969
Place of Publication: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Page Count: 7 pages
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