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Government Senator, Sapphire Longmore, addressing today's (October 9) sitting of the Senate.

Senator Encourages More Persons to Get Screened for Breast Cancer

As the nation observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Government Senator, Dr. Sapphire Longmore, is encouraging more persons to get screened for the disease, as early detection is key in the cancer fight. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed in October...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (first row, second left); and Leader of Opposition Business, Senator Donna Scott Mottley (first row, third left), with all the women that now comprise 38 per cent of the Senate following a swearing-in ceremony during the sitting of the Senate at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (Sept. 15). This is a record, as this is the first time that eight women will sit in the Upper House at once.

Record number of women in Senate

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while addressing the Senate during its sitting on Wednesday (August 12).

Senate Approves Resolutions To End SOEs

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking in the Senate on July 24.

Senate Approves Interception Of Communications Order, 2020

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Friday's (May 29) sitting of the Senate.

Senate Approves Report of Committee Reviewing Sexual Offences Act and Related Legislation

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minster of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the sitting of the Upper House on Friday (June 26).

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Senate Approves Extension Of Security Measures In Kingston Western And Central Police Divisions

The Senate, on Friday (June 26), approved the extension of the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in the Kingston Western and Kingston Central police divisions until July 25. The SOEs, which were declared by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on June 14, were slated to end on June 29. They were instituted for an initial 14 days, in...

Newly appointed Senator, Tova Hamilton, listens attentively to a presentation being made by an Opposition Senator during Friday

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New Government Senator Sworn In

Attorney-at-law, Tova Hamilton, was sworn in today (June 26) as a Government Senator, in the Upper House. The new Senator was warmly welcomed by members of the Senate at the start of the sitting, during which she took the Oath of Allegiance. Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, described Senator Hamilton as “young,...

Repatriated Jamaicans, who returned to the island on Wednesday (May 6) from the United Kingdom, apply sanitiser to their hands immediately after disembarking the aircraft at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.

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Thousands Of Jamaicans Have Returned Home

As at June 19, some 6,898 persons had returned to Jamaica and had been landed, since the start of the Controlled Re-Entry Programme. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, in a statement providing an update on the programme during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (June 19)....

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Senate Pays Tribute to Shahine Robinson

Members of the Senate on Friday (June 12) paid tribute to the late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. Leading the tributes was Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison, who said, Mrs. Robison’s love of the people, especially her constituents, is her strongest legacy. “She loved the people, and the people loved her,” Senator Morrison said during sitting of...

Government Senator, Robert Morgan makes his contribution to the Data Protection Act, 2020, during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (June 5).

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Safeguarding Personal Data Paramount – Senator Morgan

Government Senator Robert Morgan says safeguarding the personal data of Jamaicans has become paramount in an increasingly digital society, and robust legislation and regulatory frameworks must be put in place to adequately protect that information. “We must… do all we can to benefit from a digital society, but at the same time, protect ourselves from its challenges,” he said. Senator...

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Senate Accepts Report On Anti-Gang Legislation

The report of the Joint Select Committee to review the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Act, 2014, commonly called the anti-gang legislation, was adopted in the Senate on June 4. The report was previously adopted in the House of Representatives, on May 27. In his remarks, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Matthew Samuda, said...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking during the sitting of the Senate on June 4.

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Senate Approves Suspension Of Fiscal Rules Due To Economic Impact Of COVID-19

The Senate, on Thursday (June 4), approved the Fiscal Administration and Audit (Suspension of Fiscal Target Requirements) Order, 2020, to suspend Jamaica’s fiscal rules until March 31, 2021. Members of the House of Representatives approved the measure during its sitting on Tuesday (June 2). Suspension of the fiscal rules has become necessary due to the economic impact of the coronavirus...