THE SENATE
The President of the Senate          Â
The President of the Senate is formally addressed ‘Senator the Honourable’.
The mode of address in:
Writing:
                        Senator the Honourable Tom Tavares-Finson
President of the Senate
Address
‘Dear President Tavares-Finson/Dear Mr President/Dear Madam President
……………………………………………………………………
Yours sincerely
Signature’
Formal speech/Subsequent referrals
            ‘(Mister) President’
‘(Madam) President’
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            If the holder of this office is a Minister of Religion, the preferred form of address is ‘The Reverend Senator……’.
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The Deputy President of the Senate & All Other Members of the Senate
The Deputy President of the Senate and all other Senators are referred to as ‘Senator’, without the use of ‘Mr/Mrs/Miss’ both formally and informally.
Senators who are members of the Order of Jamaica or are Ministers of Government are addressed ‘Senator the Honourable…..’
The mode of address in:
Writing:
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            Senator Charles Sinclair
Deputy President of the Senate
            c/o The Houses of Parliament
Address
Opening Salutation:
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                       ‘Dear Sir/Madam (formal)               Â
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‘Dear Senator (Surname-optional) (semi-formal)
……………………………………………………..
Yours faithfully (formal)
Yours sincerely (semi-formal)
Signature’
OR
Senator Charles Sinclair
Houses of Parliament
Address
Opening Salutations:
                       ‘Dear Senator (Surname-Optional)
……………………………………………………..
Yours sincerely
Signature’
Formal Speech:
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            ‘Senator (Surname)’ or ‘Senator’
Informally:
            ‘Senator’