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...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 5), paid tribute to the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Portland Eastern, Dr. Lynvale Bloomfield. Dr. Bloomfield was found dead inside his Passley Gardens home in Portland, on Saturday (February 2). In his tribute, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, noted that he cannot recall Dr. Bloomfield raising his voice beyond...

The Government is to table a Bill entitled, an ‘Act to Provide for the Compulsory Acquisition of the Shares Held by PDV Caribe in Petrojam and for Connected Matters’, at the next sitting of the House of Representatives. This is part of efforts to retake ownership of the 49 per cent shares in Petrojam, which are held by the Venezuelan...

Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) 2018 schoolboy football champions, Clarendon College was lauded in Parliament today. Clarendon College was invited to Gordon House by the Speaker of House, the Honourable Pearnel Charles as a show of appreciation for their winning performances. Congratulatory statements came from several Members, including the Prime Minister the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, who praised the school...