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The Parliament will re-convene next Thursday, Sept. 17, to continue to debate draft legislation that was included on the last Order Paper (Agenda) but could not be addressed because of time limitations.<\/p>

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The bill granting amnesty to immigrants with gaps in their \u201clawful and continuous\u201d residency will be on the Agenda.<\/p>\n

A Resolution will also be introduced, which will address the virtually treasonous submission by the Barbuda Council to diminish or extinguish the unitary sovereign and democratic state of Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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