Newly appointed Government Senator, Robert Nesta Morgan, formally took his seat in the Upper House on Friday (May 10), where he was warmly welcomed and hailed as a hard worker who will make an invaluable contribution to the country’s legislative process. Leader of Government Business, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith, said that Senator Morgan is one of the hardest-working persons...

Robert Nesta Morgan was sworn in as a Government Senator and Parliamentary Secretary this afternoon (May 9) at King’s House. Mr. Morgan, who was the Director of Communications and Public Affairs at the Office of the Prime Minister, will fill the seat in the Upper House left vacant following the resignation of the former Education, Youth and Information Minister, Ruel...

Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz, was sworn in today (April 16), during the sitting of the House of Representatives. After taking the Oath of Office, the MP was welcomed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as well as other Members of Parliament on both sides of the House.   Mrs Vaz...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says construction of the new Parliament building is expected to commence by 2021. Winner of the Government’s Houses of Parliament Design competition, Evan Williams, and his team, Design Collaborative, will provide the concept for the structure, which will be built at National Heroes Park. The Prime Minister announced the winning concept design, titled...

Legislation to retake ownership of the 49 per cent shares in Petrojam held by the Venezuelan State-owned oil and natural gas company, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDV) Caribe, was passed in the House of Representatives on February 19. The Compulsory Acquisition (Shares in Petrojam Limited) Act, 2019 was piloted by Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness. In his address, the...

The 2019/20 session of Parliament got under way yesterday (February 14), with the traditional pomp and pageantry. It was highlighted by the delivery of the Throne Speech by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. His address outlined the priority programmes and policies to be pursued by the Government in the new fiscal year, which begins on April...

The Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, will work assiduously to leverage new opportunities in both traditional and non-traditional partner countries to support trade, investment and technical cooperation pursuits. This was stated by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, as he delivered the Throne Speech to open the 2019/20 Parliamentary Year at Gordon...