The Jamaican Parliament, today (July 12), hosted a regional conference on women’s political and parliamentary leadership, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. It was held under the theme, ‘Empowering Women in Politics and Parliament: Inspiring Leadership, Driving Change’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the conference aimed to educate female parliamentarians about the...

A special hybrid Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference will take place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 12). Jamaica’s Parliament, which is the local branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), will host the ‘Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Regional Conference on Women’s Political and Parliamentary Leadership’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Deputy Leader...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 4) approved the Public Procurement (Registration and Classification of Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, Resolution. The Regulations amend Part One of the Second Schedule of the Public Procurement (Registration and Classification of Suppliers) Regulations 2019. This will increase the fees commensurate with the maximum registration period of three years in accordance with Regulation Nine...

Effective Wednesday (June 28), Dean-Roy Bernard is to be assigned to the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport as Supernumerary Permanent Secretary. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the announcement as the House of Representatives approved the Civil Service Establishment General Order of 2023, on Tuesday (June 27). The Order outlines the...

Communities across Jamaica are set to benefit from $252 million in infrastructure upgrade under the first phase of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation’s new urban renewal and development programme. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in announcing the provision during the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 27, said the Government recognises the impact...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (June 20) tabled in the House of Representatives job descriptions for Parliamentarians in the form of a Green Paper and for Ministers in the form of a White Paper. “These will set out the strategic objective of the post, its purpose, reporting and accountability, the key deliverables and responsibility areas, performance...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has urged Parliamentarians to refrain from feuding with the Integrity Commission. “We should not engage in a political ‘cass cass’, because that is how it is emerging between the Parliament and a body that reports to the Parliament,” Prime Minister Holness said. He was speaking on the motion of adjournment at the conclusion...