THE House of Representatives will sit on January 23 from 1.30 pm to debate a private motion filed by Laventille West MP Kareem Marcelle to address what he describes as a socio-economic crisis in Trinidad and Tobago.
The motion calls on the government to take note of the socio-economic impact of increased unemployment in communities and to provide adequate and meaningful social relief measures.
In the motion, Marcelle outlines government's responsibility to safeguard the well-being of citizens and to promote conditions that enable a decent standard of living;