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By Kiana Wilburg The rush for complex Bills to go through all three stages in one day was once again raised by the politicalOpposition Chief,Gail Teixeiraopposition yesterday.? Speaking on the issue was Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira.The Parliamentarian objected to the government suspending the Standing Orders of the House to hurry through the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill.Teixeira emphasized that it is the ninth time the Leader of the House,Cheap Jerseys USA, Moses Nagamootoo, moved to suspend the Standing Orders for the said purpose.She asserted, “We have spoken against this practice by the government. The Standing Orders indeed allows for one to go through the first, second and third reading of a Bill but it is not for the Government to (rush) through the process.”The Opposition member insisted that such a complex Bill must go through a Special Select Committee.She stated that since the Prime Minister failed to justify the suspension of the Standing Orders this time around,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, then she is left to speculate that the Government is rushing because Guyana is up for review later this month by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).“But if Guyana was coming up for such a review then why did we not have a meeting in eight weeks? Aside from all the travelling that had to be done by Members of the House, there were 17 free days during our break that we could have met…Everything now is a rush,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, rush, rush,” the Opposition Chief Whip noted.The politician made the point as well that the “heart and brains” of any effective anti-money launderingAttorney General,Basil Williamssystem is its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Teixeira said that Government could pass the most perfect Bill in the whole wide world and “you will still fall flat on your face, boo-doom!” because the FIU is headless.Teixeira said that there has been no FIU director from December to now.She said, “You have been headless for many months and you expect that when you pass the Bill you are going to be ok and FATF is going to kiss you up for that?”This comment apparently didn’t sit well with some members on the Government side as they heckled Teixeira. They even threatened to take her before the Committee of Privileges.To this the Opposition Chief Whip responded,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, “… Ah begging yuh take me; take me.”The Parliamentarian then told the House that she had received a telephone call from Government’s Chief Whip, Amna Ally,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, on the said matter. Teixeira said Ally asked whether the Opposition would support the Bill going through three stages.“And I said to her upfront, ‘No it is not necessary.’ ?I even told her that Government can table it for the first reading on May 4 and in the second week; a second and third reading of the Bill could be done. We want to do it properly. We understand your back is against the wall but this Bill has problems and this rush is not in the best interest of the House or Guyana,” argued the Parliamentarian.Attorney General, Basil Williams,Cheap NFL Jerseys, disagreed with Teixeira. He emphasized that the matter is of grave importance to Guyana and the citizenry. Williams said that he was not surprised that Opposition members choose to contest Government’s decision to carry the Bill through all three stages.The Parliamentarian emphasized however, that there was enough consultation on the said Bill. He revealed that Opposition Member, Anil Nandlall, was invited to those consultations but never turned up.The Minister of Legal Affairs said that the Opposition was playing games with the economic health of the nation and as such, called for the Bill to proceed for passage.Despite Teixeira’s call for a division, the Opposition lost the vote on the Bill and the motion for it to go through all three stages yesterday was carried.