Member of the Trinidad and Tobago play the "Presidential Fanfare" on arrival of her excellency.
- Angelo Marcelle
THE ceremonial opening of the first session of the 12th Parliament took place on Friday morning, minus the usual fanfare, as a consequence of covid19 pandemic and its restrictions.
Newsday's Roger Jacob and Angello Marcelle captured moments from this Friday's opening of Parliament.
President Paula-Mae Weekes, centre, gives her departing words to Speaker of the House, Bridgid Annisette-George and Senate President Christine Kangaloo, at the opening of the 12th Parliament, Red House, Port of Spain. - ANGELO_MARCELLE
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley - ROGER JACOB
Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Leader of the Opposition and Member for Siparia
Minister of Planning and Development and MP for Arouca/Maloney Camille Robinson-Regis - ROGER JACOB
Tabaquite MP Anita Haynes - ANGELO_MARCELLE
Education Minister Nyan Gadsby- Dolly - ROGER JACOB
Security Minister Stuart Young - ROGER JACOB
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MP Diego Martin Central Avery Brown- ROGER JACOB
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Ayanna Webster- Roy
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Penelope Beckles - ROGER JACOB
San Fernando East MP Brian Manning and Minister in the Ministry of Finance - ROGER JACOB
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Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh - ROGER JACOB
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Tourism Minister Randall Mitchell- ROGER JACOB
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A vendor sells masks outside Red House - ROGER JACOB
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Protesters outside the opening of Parliament at Red House - ROGER JACOB
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Police speak with protesters outside the opening of Parliament at Red House on Friday - ROGER JACOB
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Minister of Finance Colm Imbert (right) - ROGER JACOB
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Sports Minister Shamfa Cudjoe - ROGER JACOB
Communications Minister Donna Cox - ROGER JACOB
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Education Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy - ROGER JACOB
Naparima MP Rodney Charles, Princes Town MP Barry Padarath, Siparia MP and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and St. Augustine MP & UNC Deputy Political Leader Khadijah Ameen, have a discussion in t the rotunda of The Red House, after the opening of the 12th Parliament on Friday. - ANGELO_MARCELLE
Tabaquite MP Anita Haynes and Pointe A Pierre Mp David Lee at the opening of the 12th Parliament, Red House Port of Spain on Friday. - ANGELO_MARCELLE
Activist Ishmael Samad rolls a coffin with names of murdered people outside the opening of the 12th Parliament, Red House Port of Spain of Friday - ANGELO_MARCELLE
Princes Town MP Barry Padarath, Caroni Central MP, Arnold Ram. Oropuche West MP, Dave Tancoo, Caroni East MP Rishi Seecharan and Naparima MP Rodney Charles, stand in the rotunda of the Red House, after the opening of the 12th Parliament on Friday. - ANGELO_MARCELLE
St. Augustine MP and UNC Deputy Political Leader Khadijah Ameen, stand in the rotunda of the Red House, after the opening of the 12th Parliament on Friday. - ANGELO_MARCELLE
Chaguanas East MP Vadana Mohit
Members of the Opposition in the Senate
(centre) Senate President Christine Kangaloo and Bridgid Annisette-George, Speaker of the House, flanked by Nigel Defraites, Vice President of the Senate and Esmound Forde, Deputy Speaker of the House, at the opening of the 12th Parliament, Red House, Port of Spain, Friday, August 28, 2020.
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