The Tribune

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net PRIME MINISTER Hubert Ingraham yesterday said he does not plan to "take advantage" of the 90-day period available to him after the House of Assembly is dissolved before he calls the general election. As he remained tightlipped over the actual date voters will head to the polls, Mr Ingraham maintained the House will be dissolved on or before May 23. According to the Constitution, Parliament must be dissolved five years after the first sitting of the House. The first meeting of Parliament after the May 2, 2007, election was on May 23. "I must dissolve the House on the 22 of May," Mr Ingraham said. "If I don't dissolve on the 23 of May, the House will be automatically dissolved by itself by operation of the Constitution." Mr Ingraham said: "The day after, election must be called within 90 days, three months after the 22 of May. I don't propose to take advantage of that period, the 90 days, so sometime between now and the 23 of May the House will be dissolved."