The Government will be undertaking an educational campaign surrounding the impending ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of specific categories of plastic packaging materials. Government Senator Matthew Samuda, who made the disclosure during Friday’s (October 5) sitting of the Senate, said the campaign will, among other things, highlight alternative packaging materials. “There is nothing that the Government has...

The design competition for the construction of a new Parliament building has entered its first stage. Providing an update today (July 20) at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, Senior Project Manager at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Leighton Whyte, said that 37 teams consisting of more than  200 persons have registered to participate in the competition, which was launched in May...

Members of the House of Representatives approved the Senate amendments to the Child Diversion Bill when they met on July 17. The Bill was passed in the Upper House on Friday (July 13) with 13 amendments. The legislation will enable the implementation of child-diversion measures in dealing with children who come into conflict with the law. Child diversion is a...

Additional spaces have been created inside the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Towers on Oxford Road to accommodate divisions of the Attorney General’s Chambers. Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, in her Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on July 3, said the office spaces were provided following the refurbishing of the first floor, west wing at the Towers....

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) is targeting young people as part of measures to address corruption. Contractor General, Dirk Harrison, said there is a direct link between corruption and crime, and the objective is to steer the youth from making bad choices. “While not saying we have given up on the adults, we are now really making a...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 1), approved the Emergency Powers (Continuance) Resolution 2018, which will extend the State of Public Emergency in St. James until August 2, 2018. All 53 members of the Lower House who were present voted unanimously in favour of the motion. Ten members were absent. The State of Public Emergency was announced and declared...

Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for North West St. Andrew, Dr Nigel Clarke, was sworn in today (March 8), 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. Dr....