A high level delegation from Sinohydro Corporation Limited in China, will visit Kingston later this month, to conclude negotiations for the financing and equity investment of the Harmony Cove Development project. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 11, as he gave an update...

Government Senator, Wensworth Skeffery, is calling for a transformation of the government teacher colleges into institutions which focus on providing the type of training that is needed in the country. The Senator was opening the debate on a motion calling for a comprehensive reorganisation of teacher training in Jamaica, in the Senate on February 7. “Change the mandate of all...

The 2014/2015 Estimates of Expenditure  will be tabled in the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 3, by  Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips. The tabling will follow the State Opening of Parliament, when the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, will deliver the Throne Speech outlining the Government’s priorities for the new...

The House of Representatives has approved the withdrawal of $1.54 billion from the Capital Development Fund (CDF), to provide budgetary support for the 2013/14 financial year. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, who moved the Withdrawal Order in the House of Representatives on February 4, said of the amount, $1.376 billion is to be paid into...

The first Supplementary Estimates for the 2013/14 financial year will be tabled in the House of Representatives on February 25. This was disclosed by Leader of Government Business in the Lower House, and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on January 21. Mr. Paulwell also informed that the...

The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, 2013 has been sent to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament for its consideration and report. The Bill was tabled by Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding during a sitting of the Senate in December. Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator A.J. Nicholson...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, December 24, affirmed the Civil Service General Order of 2013, which indicates changes that have been made in the civil service establishment since 2012. Minister with responsibility for Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Horace Dalley, who tabled the Order in the House on December 17, explained that it reflects changes...

The White Paper on the reform of the public sector pension system was tabled in the House of Representatives on December 17. The document was tabled by Minister with responsibility for Public Service, Hon. Horace Dalley. According to the Paper, the need for the reform was borne out of recognition that the existing system had become fiscally unsustainable thus rendering it...