THREE BILLS FOR SECOND READING IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025
Basseterre, Saint Kitts, July 21, 2025 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been issued for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Notice has been given.
Three Bills will receive their second reading, as the government’s good governance legislative agenda continues.
The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, National Security, Citizenship and Immigration, Health and Social Security, Dr. Terrance Drew, will move the second reading of the Larceny (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which had its first reading on July 10, 2025, and the Gang (Prohibition and Prevention) (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was read a first time on September 18, 2024.
Then, the Honourable Attorney-General and Minister responsible for Justice and Legal Affairs, Garth Wilkin, will move the second reading of the Bill Judge Alone Trials (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The Bill had its first reading on July 10, 2025.
The National Assembly will be carried live on ZIZ Radio (96 FM) and participating radio stations. It can also be viewed live on TV Channel 5 in St. Kitts and Channel 98 in Nevis. It will also be streamed live at www.zizonline.com.
Copies of the Bills, as soon as they are made available, can be found on the website (www.sknis.gov.kn) of the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service under the section titled Bills. The Bills can also be accessed via the Facebook page: St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service.
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