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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 19).

Discussions Under Way On Return To Work Protocols

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is in discussions with the private sector to ensure that the most appropriate protocols for the return to work arrangement can be put in place. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said organisations...

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, explains a matter while addressing Friday’s (May 15) sitting of the Senate. She was closing the debate on two companion Bills aimed at reforming the country’s land titling system. They are the Registration of Titles Cadastral Mapping and Tenure Clarification (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 2020, which was passed with 12 amendments; and the Registration of Titles (Amendment) Act, 2020, which was approved with four changes.

Bills Aimed At Revolutionising The Country’s Land-Titling System Passed

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 12).

House Approves Appointment Of Integrity Commission Oversight Committee

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on May 12.

Small Business Grants To Be Paid May

SET Cash Payments To Begin Shortly

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while giving an update on the COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme in the House of Representatives on May 12.

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More Than 500,000 Applications For COVID CARE Programme

The Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme has received more than 500,000 applications across the available grant types. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure while giving an update in the House of Representatives on May 12. He said that given the disproportionately high number of applications for the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on April 28.

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Revised NIDS Bill To Be Considered By Cabinet Soon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Cabinet will soon consider the revised National Identification System (NIDS) Bill, following which it will be brought to the House of Representatives. Providing an update in the House of Representatives on April 28, Mr. Holness said the NIDS policy document was now before the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (CPC). “The NIDS policy...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, provides an update to the House of Representatives on the Government

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$40 Million To Assist Persons With Disabilities

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has announced that persons with disabilities who are having challenges accessing the benefits of the COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme, will be given special consideration. Addressing the House of Representatives on April 28, the Minister said $40 million will be transferred to the Ministry of...

6 years ago ParliamentSocial SecurityTourism

House Begins Debate On Tourism Workers Pension Scheme Regulations

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (April 21), started the debate on the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme Regulations, which outlines the registration process for employed and self-employed persons under the pension scheme. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who opened the debate, said that the regulations “mark the final hurdle before tourism workers will be able to join this landmark pension...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point as he addressed the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 21).

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SOEs Contributing To Crime Reduction

The States of Public Emergency (SOE) continue to make an impact in lowering crime and violence in the country. In the East Kingston Division, where an SOE was declared on January 26, 2020, an examination of the impact on the level of crime shows a drop in murders and shootings, as compared to the period immediately prior to its implementation....

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Debate Begins On Bill To Reform Land-Titling System

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 21) began debate on the Registration of Titles (Amendment) Act, 2020, which is aimed at reforming Jamaica’s land-titling system. In his opening remarks, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the reform is necessary due to the large number of persons occupying land whose...

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PM Says No Election With SOEs In Place

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says it is not his intention to hold an election while sections of the island are under States of Public Emergency (SOEs). “I had said I would not want elections under a state of public emergency. It is not my intention to hold any elections with SOEs in place. I do not want,...