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A Bill seeking criminal sanctions for the misuse of computer systems or data was tabled in the Senate on December 5, by Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, Q.C. The Bill is entitled: 'An Act to Provide criminal sanctions for the misuse of computer systems or data and the abuse of electronic means of completing...

The Senate, yesterday (December 4), passed the Registration (Strata Titles) Amendment Act, with a total of 29 amendments. Deliberations on the Bill concluded, with three additional amendments, one week after debate commenced in the Upper House. Prior to Friday's sitting, the Bill had been deliberated on and passed in the Lower House on October 27 with 26 amendments. The Registration...

Debate on a Bill seeking to amend the Registration (Strata Titles) Act, passed by the House of Representatives in October, began Friday (November 27) in the Senate. The legislation, which is being piloted by Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, seeks to address several concerns surrounding the ownership of condominiums or apartment buildings, including payment...

The Senate has approved a motion urging the Government to intensify its policies and programmes supporting the growing and consumption of locally grown foods. The motion also urged the Government to establish a bipartisan multi-stakeholder task force, aimed at identifying the causes of the continuous increase of imports over the last 25 years and to make recommendations that can lead...

Proposed amendments to the Customs Act, which will reduce opportunities for importers to under invoice or undervalue imports in order to avoid paying full duties, cleared another hurdle Friday (October 23), when the Senate passed the Bill. Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, who piloted the Bill in the Senate, said that the legislation, which was passed...

The Senate has approved amendments to the Holidays with Pay Act, which will enable workers to take disputes concerning rights to leave and other holiday pay entitlements to the Resident Magistrate's Courts. The amendments were previously approved by the House of Representatives in September, where they were originally tabled by the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles....

The Senate today (September 25), approved three additional amendments to the Child Pornography (Prevention) Act 2009, which was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 22. The Bill was first passed in the Senate on Friday, July 24, with seven amendments. It then went to the Lower House, where it was further revised and passed with an additional...

Members of the Senate, yesterday (July 31), paid tribute to the late Lady Gladys Bustamante, widow of National Hero, The Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. Lady Bustamante who died on Saturday, July 25, at the age of 97, will be accorded an official funeral on Saturday, August 8. In her remarks, Minister of Justice and Leader of Government Business in...

One week after completing debate on the landmark Sexual Offences Bill, the Senate is scheduled to start debate on another very important piece of social legislation, the Child Pornography (Prevention) Bill, when it meets today (Friday, July 24). The Bill, which was tabled by Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, confronts the commercial sexual exploitation...

The landmark Sexual Offences Bill, which reforms and amalgamates various laws relating to rape, incest and other sexual offences, was finally passed by the Senate on Friday (July 17). The Bill will repeal the Incest (Punishment) Act, as well as several provisions of the Offences Against the Person Act. It also provides for the establishment of a Sex Offenders Registry,...

The Senate welcomed former Resident Magistrate, Marlene Malahoo Forte, as its newest member, after she was sworn in at Gordon House on Friday (July 17). President of the Senate, the Hon. Oswald Harding, joined the members in welcoming Mrs. Malahoo Forte, adding that he looked forward to her contributions to the debates. Opposition member, Senator K.D. Knight, said he believes...

Members of the Senate, on Friday (July 10), debated and passed a Bill entitled the Trade (Amendment) Act, 2009, which seeks to increase penalties applicable to breaches of the Trade Act. The Trade Act provides for, among other things, the regulation of trade in goods, including the conditions of distribution, purchase and sale; and the importation and exportation, except under...