(Unedited Version) The composition of the Senate is specified in the Constitution of Jamaica. Section 35: The Senate shall consist of twenty one persons who being qualified as appointment as Senators in accordance with this Constitution have been so appointed in accordance with the provisions of this section . Thirteen are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister - Section 35(2) and the remaining eight on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition - Section 35 (3). The disqualifications for membership in the Senate are similar to that of the House of Representatives. Accordingly, the judgement handed down by McCalla CJ. is applicable to members of the Senate insofar as it relates to the interpretation of Section 40 (2) Amazingly, the Senators have maintained a stony silence and continue to find solace as they remain outside the glare of public attention which is focussed, albeit temporarily, on members of the Lower House. Such non-response engenders the presumption that none is ...