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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 10.

No Report of Deaths of Jamaicans in The Bahamas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there has been no report of deaths of Jamaicans, as a result of Category Five Hurricane Dorian’s impact on The Bahamas. He informed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 23). At left is Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon Nigel Clarke.

House Approves Extension of SOEs in St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover

(FILE) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, emphasises a point as she addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 6).

Minister Grange Tables Sexual Harassment Bill

(FILE) Dr. the Hon Horace Chang delivering his presentation at the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on April 16, 2019

House Approves Resolutions to Fight Crime

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closing the debate on the Tourism Workers Pension Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 25).

House of Representatives Passes Tourism Workers Pension Bill

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, pays tribute to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, June 19.

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Members of Both Houses of Parliament Pay Tribute to Edward Seaga

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Phillip George Seaga, was remembered at a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, June 19, for his unyielding and sterling contribution to nation-building. Mr. Seaga was Jamaica’s fifth Prime Minister, serving from 1980 to 1989. He represented the constituency of West Kingston from 1962 until his retirement from active politics...

Senator Robert Nesta Morgan responds to welcome remarks as he takes his seat in the Upper House on Friday (May 10).

7 years ago Parliament

Robert Morgan Takes Seat in the Senate

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...

Governor General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) looks on while newly appointed Government Senator and Parliamentary Secretary, Robert Nesta Morgan, takes the Oath of Office during a swearing-in ceremony held at King’s House on May 9.

7 years ago Parliament

Robert Morgan Appointed Government Senator and Parliamentary Secretary

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...

New Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz (left), takes the Oath of Office during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 16. At right is Deputy Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis.

7 years ago Parliament

New Member of Parliament Sworn in

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 (second right), with team leader for the winning entry in the Government’s Houses of Parliament Design competition, Evan Williams (second left), after presenting him with a trophy for also copping the People’s Choice Award, during the awards ceremony at National Heroes Park in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (March 27). Also pictured (from left) are Patron of the Design Competition, Gordon Gill; and Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Senator Ransford Braham. The winning team won a total of $7 million for their entry titled ‘Out of Many, One People’.

7 years ago Parliament

Construction of New Parliament Building to Begin 2021

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...

7 years ago EnergyParliament

House Approves Bill to Retake Ownership of Petrojam Shares

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...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), delivers the 2019/20 Throne Speech under the theme ‘In Partnership towards the New Prosperous Jamaica’, at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament on February 14.

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New Session of Parliament Began Yesterday

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...