August 19 is the date set for the first sitting of Parliament since the July 8 general election that was won by the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
A well-placed government source told GRENADA TODAY that the three-week old government of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is planning an elaborate ceremony for the occasion which marks the party's return to power after 13 years in the political wilderness.
Congress crushed the New National Party (NNP) government of outgoing Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell with a resounding 11-4 victory at the polls.
According to the source, the new regime in St. George's is giving active consideration to inviting two regional Prime Ministers to the joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament to take place at the Trade Center at Grand Anse.
Barbados' Prime Minister, David Thompson was the specially invited guest on July 13 at the swearing-in ceremony for the new Cabinet of Ministers held at the National Stadium at Queen's Park.
On Tuesday, fire brand trade union leader, Chester Humphrey was given a mandate to serve for another term as the representative of the trade union movement in the Senate.
Humphrey, the current President-General of the Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU), defied the odds and defeated the President of the Public Workers Union (PWU), Madonna Harford 9-5 in a vote for the nomination.
Humphrey who has been in the senate since the early 90's has reportedly told fellow colleagues that he would not be seeking another term in Parliament.
His re-election comes on the heels of the decision taken by the farming community last week to return Keith Clouden as their representative in the Senate.
Speculation is rife that Christopher De Allie, General Manager of Sissons Paints (G'da) Ltd is due to taker over from Aaron Moses as the new private sector representative in the Senate.
And former Education Minister, George Mc Guire is tipped to be the new Speaker of the House of Representative.
He will be taking over from Lawrence Joseph, who was given the post by the previous Mitchell government.
Mc Guire who served as a government minister in the 1984-990 period served briefly as Speaker of the House in 2003.
Meanwhile, another ex-government minister, Joan Purcell is tipped to land the prestigious position of President of the Senate and Acting Governor General.
