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...

Renovation work to be undertaken at Gordon House, downtown Kingston, is scheduled to commence after the Heroes weekend. Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during the sitting of the Lower House on Tuesday (October 13), at the Jamaica Conference Centre. “As you are aware, we have been...

The Houses of Parliament wishes to advise the public that it will resume regular operations on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. This follows a deep-cleaning exercise undertaken by Parliament after a member of staff tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Parliament wishes to assure the public that it is adhering to the procedures issued by the Ministry of...

The three remaining Members of Parliament (MPs) were sworn in today (September 29), during the sitting of the House of Representatives. They are Philip Henriques, Clarendon, North Western; Daniel Lawrence, Westmoreland, Eastern, and Lisa Hanna, St. Ann, South Eastern. The MPs were sworn in following their victory in the General Election held on September 3, 2020, and subsequent Magisterial recounts....

Three Ministers of State, who will be serving in that capacity for the first time, have declared their readiness to undertake their duties. They are Hon. Marsha Smith, who has been appointed to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service; Hon. Homer Davis, Local Government and Rural Development; and Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, who will serve in the...

Nine Ministers of State were sworn into office on Monday (September 14) to serve in the various Ministries. They were sworn in at King’s House by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, on the advice of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The appointments follow the Jamaica Labour Party’s victory at the September 3 polls. The...