The State Opening of Parliament for Fiscal Year 2021/22 will take place on Thursday, February 18 at Gordon House, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Patrick Allen, will deliver the Throne Speech, in which he will outline the Government’s priorities for the new fiscal year, which begins on April 1. The 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure will...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Cabinet received and approved 10 annual reports and/or financial statements that are to be tabled in Parliament soon. Speaking at a Post Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 3), the Minister listed the companies and the reports. They include: Jamaica International Free Zone Development Limited –...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is implementing a $189-million house-wiring programme across the island, being financed by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney, said under the initiative, which is geared at empowering families with legal electricity, some $3 million is allocated to each of the 63 constituencies, where the Members of...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (centre) shows Executive Director of the Integrity Commission, Mr Greg Christie, the retrofitted Legislative Chamber on Tuesday (December 1, 2020) following Mr. Christie’s courtesy call. Looking on are Ms. Shellyanne Lutas, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, (left) and Ms. Valrie Curtis, Acting Clerk to the Houses (right). Tuesday marked the...

Members of the public have until December 3 to submit written comments to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) on the proposed construction of the new Houses of Parliament Building at National Heroes Park in St. Andrew. This follows the public presentation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), conducted by Environmental Solutions Limited (ESL), during a virtual public consultation...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is assuring residents living in communities surrounding National Heroes Park in Kingston that there will be no dislocation to facilitate the construction of the new Houses of Parliament building. The Minister, who leads the taskforce overseeing the project was speaking at a virtual public consultation on the Environmental Impact Assessment...

First-time parliamentarians are engaged in a five-week virtual seminar being staged by the Houses of Parliament, which will aid in preparing them to effectively carry out their new role. The Post-Election Seminar for Parliamentarians, which is being conducted in partnership with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), seeks to ensure that within the first three months of new members...