The opposition has formulated a comprehensive strategy for the upcoming parliamentary session (January 28–29), utilizing both oral and written questions to demand transparency from the current administration.
Key Questions Submitted by the Opposition
| Member | Focus Area | Specific Inquiry Points |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Gonsalves | Infrastructure & Assets | Status, costs, and funding of all ongoing capital projects; a comprehensive list of all state-owned real property and motor vehicles. |
| Ralph Gonsalves | Security & Public Health | Prison modernization visits; strategic reform for the prison system; the cause of the “swarming flies” public health hazard. |
| Ralph Gonsalves | Governance | The specific role, duties, and legal authority of the Prime Minister’s son in public administration; secrecy oaths and financial benefits. |
| Carlos James | International Policy | Implications of the US “third country removals” policy for CARICOM; government position on accepting non-nationals deported from the US. |
| Carlos James | Housing & Labor | Rationale for terminating 150 Ministry of Housing employees; status of housing rehabilitation programs and outstanding repairs. |
| Kisal Peters | Education & Social Relief | Status of university scholarship payments; relocation plans for Union Island residents displaced by Hurricane Beryl; termination of government-paid accommodation. |
| Kisal Peters | Legal/Human Rights | Inquiry into the arrest of a woman acting on Ministry of Housing instructions; seeking compensation for “egregious denial of freedom.” |