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Government Senator, Kavan Gayle
Government Senator, Kavan Gayle

JTC Act Represents Decisive Step to Modernise Governance Framework of Teaching Profession – Senator Gayle

Government Senator, Kavan Gayle, said the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Act, 2025, represents a decisive step towards modernising the governance framework of the teaching profession in Jamaica. Making his contribution to the debate on the legislation in the Senate on...
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Senate on April 11.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Senate on April 11.

Senate Accepts Report on Security Interest in Personal Property Act
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, speaks in the Senate on April 11. Seated (at left) is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, speaks in the Senate on April 11. Seated (at left) is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks.

Senate Begins Debate on JTC Bill
Chairman of the Special Select Committee of the Senate appointed to review a Private Member
Chairman of the Special Select Committee of the Senate appointed to review a Private Member's Motion on the proposal for an Elderly Care and Protection Act, Senator Sherene Golding Campbell, speaks at a JIS Think Tank, held today (April 9), at the agency’s Television Department, at 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.

Public Urged to Make Submissions to Senate Committee Crafting Proposals for Law to Protect the Elderly
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Upper House on March 14. Listening at left is Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Upper House on March 14. Listening at left is Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Senate Approves Amendment to Public Procurement Act

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (second left) and Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), share a moment with Senators, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks and Hon. Delano Seiveright (right), who were sworn in this morning (March 17), during a ceremony held at King’s House. Senator Marks has been appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, while Senator Seiveright was named Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism.
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Minister Marks and State Minister Seiveright Sworn In

Newly appointed Senators, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks and Hon. Delano Seiveright were on Monday (March 17) officially appointed Minister and State Minister, respectively. They took the Oath of Office and the Oath of Allegiance during a swearing in ceremony held at King’s House, which was presided over by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. Prime Minister, Dr....
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, pilots the Bretton Woods Agreement (Amendment) Act in the Senate on March 14.
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Senate Passes Law Granting Tax Exemptions to Jamaican World Bank Employees

The Senate passed legislation on March 14 to exempt locally recruited World Bank employees from paying income tax. The legislation, an Act to Amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act, was piloted by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, during the Senate’s sitting at Gordon...
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Newly appointed Government Senator, Ambassador Audrey Marks, was sworn in during today’s (March 14) sitting of the Senate.
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Ambassador Marks Sworn in to the Senate

Former Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, was today (March 14) sworn in as a Government Senator in the Upper House. Senator Marks was warmly welcomed by her colleagues after she took the Oath of Allegiance. President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson, congratulated Ambassador Marks on her appointment. “You and I have had a long relationship,...
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
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Senate Passes Legislation for Portmore Parish Designation

The Senate on Friday (February 28) passed the Counties and Parishes (Amendment) Act, 2025, which seeks to grant parish status to the Portmore City Municipality, making it Jamaica’s 15th parish. The legislation was passed after 10 Government members voted in favour of it, with four Opposition members voting against it, following the call for divide. Four Senators were absent. Piloting...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.
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Senate to Debate Several Bills

The Bill to amend the Counties and Parishes Act 2025 to declare the city municipality of Portmore the 15th parish of Jamaica, and for connected matters, was tabled in the Senate on Friday (February 21). Three other Bills were also tabled. They are an Act to amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act 2025 to exempt locally recruited employees of the...
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Senator Marlon Morgan takes the Oath of Allegiance, during his swearing-in ceremony at Gordon House on Thursday (February 13). Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe, observes the proceedings.
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Three New Senators Take Seat in Upper House

Three new members were sworn into the Upper House on Thursday (February 13). Senators Dr. Elon Thompson, Marlon Morgan and Delano Seiveright, took the Oath of Allegiance, during a brief sitting of the Senate, which followed the delivery of the Throne Speech to open the 2025/26 Parliamentary Year. After taking the oath, they were welcomed by President of the Senate,...
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Government Senator, Kavan Gayle, closes the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, recently.
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Senator Calls for Protection of Workers in Gig Economy

Government Senator, Kavan Gayle, is calling for safeguards to be established to protect the rights of workers who are engaged in the gig economy. In the gig economy, instead of long-term employment, workers are typically engaged on short-term projects or jobs. Closing the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate recently, Mr. Gayle explained that the gig economy is...
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