1*. 2019 SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

To be moved by the Honourable Camillo Gonsalves, Minister of Finance.

WHEREAS Section 70(3) of the Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines provides for the laying of Supplementary Estimates before the House of Assembly if in respect of any financial year it is found that the amount appropriated by the Appropriation Law to any purpose is insufficient or that a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose to which no amount has been appropriated by that Law; or that any moneys have been expended for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated to that purpose by the Appropriation Law or for a purpose to which no amount has been appropriated by that Law;

AND WHEREAS Supplementary Estimates (Nos.1 to 8 of 2019) have been prepared and laid in the House of Assembly.

BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House do approve the Supplementary Estimates (Nos. 1 to 8 of 2019).

 1. Motion on Electoral Reform

Moved by Dr. the Honourable Godwin Friday and seconded by Major the Honourable St. Clair Leacock

PRIVATE MEMBER'S MOTION ON ELECTORAL REFORM

WHEREAS public confidence in the electoral to deliver free and fair elections is vital to democracy:

AND WHEREAS the electoral system in our country has revealed serious problems over the years and most recently in the 2015 general elections that have shaken public confidence in it;

AND WHEREAS the Special Voter Registration Period and the lack of impartiality among election officials-have been highlighted as being among such problems; AND WHEREAS election Observers, including those from the OAS and the Commonwealth Secretariat, have noted Some Of the problems and recommended changes to improve the elections process;

AND WHEREAS in 2017 the Leader of the Opposition wrote to the Prime Minister to seek to address these serious problems in bipartisan manner;

AND WHEREAS general elections in this country are approaching;

AND WHEREAS it is necessary and desirable that the serious problems in the electoral including those specifically noted herein be addressed before the next general elections by, among other things, amending The Representation of the People Act; BE RESOLVED that this Honourable House Support a motion to bring about necessary and desirable changes to the elections process in our country by amending The Representation Of the People Act and by adopting other practical and effective measures to ensure free and fair elections and restore public confidence in our electoral system.

Dated this 23rd day of April _2019

MOTIONS 2019 ESTIMATES OF ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

To be moved by the Honourable Camillo Gonsalves, Minister of Finance.

WHEREAS section 70(1) of the Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines provides that the Minister for the time being responsible for finance shall cause to be prepared and laid before the House of Assembly before, or not later than thirty days after, the commencement of each financial year estimates of the revenues and expenditure of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for that financial year;

AND WHEREAS section 70 (2) of the Constitution provides for the approval of the Estimates of expenditure by the House;

AND WHEREAS the Government had additionally decided to prepare Estimates on a triennial basis:

BE IT RESOLVED, that this Honourable House of Assembly do adopt the Estimates for the financial year ending 31st December, 2019;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Honourable House note the projections for the financial years ending 31st December, 2020 and 31st December, 2021.