17th Sitting of the Senate - 1st Session - 13th Parliament - January 21, 2026

Seventeenth Sitting of the Senate, held during the First Session of the Thirteenth Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The session commenced at 10:00 a.m. and primarily focused on Government Business, specifically the Second Reading of The Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Bill, 2026.

Proceedings featured contributions from several legislative members, including Ministers such as the Hon. Wayne Sturge and the Hon. Dominic Smith, alongside various Opposition and Independent Senators. Speakers included Sen. Janelle John-Bates, Sen. Dr. Marlene Attzs, Sen. the Hon. Darrell Allahar, and Sen. Michael Simon Victor de la Bastide SC, among others, debating the proposed legislation throughout the approximately six-and-a-half-hour sitting of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.