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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, addresses Friday’s (July 19) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

Senate Passes Bill for Constitutional Amendment to Formulate New Words of Enactment

A Bill to amend Section 61 of the Constitution of Jamaica to provide for new Words of Enactment was passed in the Senate on Friday (July 19). It constitutes the first legislative step in a proposed series of amendments intended...

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing the Senate’s recent sitting at Gordon House.

Senate Approves Legislation to Establish National Natural Disaster Reserve Fund

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson-Smith.

Senate’s Approval of Amendment to Appropriations Bill Will Not Affect Budget for 2024/25

President of the Senate, Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (centre), shares a photo opportunity with members of a visiting Parliamentary Group from the Bundestag (German Federal Parliament), who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Monday (February 12). Visiting are (from left) Parliamentary Group Vice Chairman, Steffen Janich; Vice Chairman and Head of Delegation, Axel Echeverria; Group Member, Susanne Menge; Vice Chairman, Matthias Hauer; Vice Chairman, Jens Beeck, and Assistant to the Group, Monika Hein.

PHOTOS: Senate President Receives Courtesy Call from Visiting German Parliamentary Group

Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley, addressing the sitting of the Senate on February 2

Gov’t Investing Heavily in Health Sector

Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley closes the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House on Friday (February 2).

2 years ago Senate

Workers Challenged to Be More Productive

Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley, is challenging workers in the private and public sectors to be more productive in 2024. “The challenge is to ask yourself, what can I do to be more productive this year and onwards, to turn out better outcomes in a shorter space of time. I call for the creation of plans and strategies towards achieving this...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

2 years ago Gender AffairsSenate

Senate Passes Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act

Members of the Senate, on Thursday (December 21), passed the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, which will provide greater protection to victims of domestic violence. The legislation has been amended to provide for increased penalties for breach of Protection Orders from a maximum of $10,000 to a maximum of $1 million, and a sentence of up to one year in prison....

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a recent sitting of the Senate.

2 years ago AgricultureSenate

Animal Tagging Programme to Include Small Ruminants

Plans are under way to expand the country’s animal tagging programme to include small ruminants. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, provided an update on the National Animal Identification and Traceability System while piloting the Agricultural Produce (Amendment) Act, 2023 in the Senate, recently. As a means of combatting praedial larceny, the Government...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, pilots the Agricultural Produce (Amendment) Act, 2023 in the Senate on December 15.

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Senate Passes Amendments to Agricultural Produce Act

The Agricultural Produce (Amendment) Act, which will facilitate the imposition of harsher penalties for praedial larceny, was passed in the Senate on Friday (December 15). The maximum fine for breaches under the law will now move from $250,000 or three months in prison, to $3million or three years in prison. In piloting the legislation, Leader of Government Business in the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Senate on Friday (November 3).

3 years ago Senate

The Senate, on Friday (November 3), passed the Copyright (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2023. The legislation was piloted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. In his remarks, Senator Hill said an amendment to the Act is required because the Regulations to accompany the legislation are not yet in place. He stated that the Copyright...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (standing), pilots the Bail Act 2023 in the Senate on Friday (October 6). Listening is Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

3 years ago Senate

Senate Approves Bail Act, 2023

The Bail Act 2023, which will repeal and replace the existing legislation of 2000, was approved with one amendment by the Senate during its sitting on Friday (October 6). The new law will permit the granting of bail at three stages – pre-charge, post charge and post-conviction – in defined cases. It was reviewed by a Joint Select Committee of...

Government Senator, Don Wehby, pays tribute to late former Senator and Cabinet Minister, R. Danvers “Danny” Williams, during Friday’s (September 29) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

3 years ago Senate

Senate Pays Tribute to R. “Danny” Williams

The late R. Danvers “Danny” Williams was hailed as a nation-builder and visionary by members of the Upper House during its sitting at Gordon House on September 29. The former businessman, philanthropist, Senator and Cabinet Minister, passed away at the age of 89 recently. Leading the tributes, Deputy President of the Senate, Charles Sinclair, described Mr. Williams as a true...