The Honourable Shirley M. Osborne, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Montserrat was elected to the position of Vice-Chairperson at the meeting of the Association’s International Executive Committee held in London, England on October 5th in the context of the 61st General Assembly of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). Ms. Osborne succeeds Hon. Datuk Ronald Kiandee, Member of the...

Member of Parliament (MP) for East Central St. Catherine, Arnaldo Brown, says some $3 billion has been spent over the past four years on development projects in the constituency. Mr. Brown, who is also Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, made the disclosure during his contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in...

The Senate, will on October 16, commence debate on the three Bills, which seek  to install the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Jamaica’s final appellate court, and delink the country from the Judicial Committee of the United Kingdom (UK) Privy Council. Speaking at today’s (September 11) sitting of the Senate, Leader of Government Business, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicolson,...

Plans are far advanced for the development of a Workforce College in the community of Seaview Gardens, in Western St. Andrew. This was disclosed by Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Anthony Hylton, during his contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 8. Mr. Hylton, who is also Minister of Industry,...

Jamaica’s fight against the illicit narcotics trade, particularly across international waters, is expected to be significantly strengthened through an amendment to the Maritime Drug Trafficking Suppression Act. The Bill, which was approved in the House of Representatives on September 2, grants the Minister of National Security, the power to waive Jamaica’s right to exercise jurisdiction over Jamaican nationals who are...

Scholarships and grants numbering close to 3,000 have been awarded to students in the constituency of Eastern St. Andrew, made possible through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Member of Parliament for the area, Andre Hylton, made the disclosure as he opened the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representative on Tuesday, September 1. He informed that last...

Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, says plans are underway to develop certain areas in his constituency for community tourism. He informed that with money from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), efforts are being made to turn the community of Maidstone, the first free village in Manchester, into a tourist attraction. “The community itself had an organised...