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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (centre, background), and other members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), observe a minute’s silence for the United Kingdom's (UK) late Monarch, Her Majesty, The Queen, during the KSAMC’s sitting on Tuesday (September 13).

KSAMC Observes Minute’s Silence for the Queen

Members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) observed a minute’s silence on Tuesday (September 13) in memory of the United Kingdom’s (UK) late Monarch, Her Majesty, The Queen. Buckingham Palace announced that The Queen demised peacefully at...

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith, pays tribute to The Queen, during Friday’s (September 9) sitting of Senate at Gordon House. Seated is Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

Senate Pays Tribute to The Queen

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, clarifies a matter while addressing the Senate during its sitting on Friday (July 22). Beside her is Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

Senate Approves Additional Road Traffic Act Amendments

Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Senate on Friday (July 8).

Senate Pays Tribute to Shinzo Abe

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Senate on Friday (June 24).

Senate Approves Transfer Of All Assets Of Jamaica Development Bank

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and State Minister in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, peruse a document, during Friday’s (June 3) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

4 years ago Senate

Senate Pays Tribute To Late Arthur Ziadie

The Senate, on Friday (June 3), paid tribute to late former member, Herbert Arthur ‘Turo’ Ziadie, during its sitting at Gordon House. Mr. Ziadie, who served in the Upper House from 1983 to 1989, passed away on June 2 at age 87. Government and Opposition members, at the invitation of Senate President, Senator the Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson, paid their respects...

4 years ago Finance & Public ServiceSenate

Senate Approves Central Bank Digital Currency

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has been given the authority to issue Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as legal tender locally, with the Senate’s passage of the Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, 2022 at Gordon House on Friday (June 3). The Bill was passed in the House of Representatives on May 24. Consequent on the legislation’s passage, the way has...

Government Senator Dr. Sapphire Longmore addresses the Upper House on May 13.

4 years ago SenateYouth

‘Listen Up! Children’s Voices Matter’

Parents and guardians are being encouraged to pay closer attention to children and provide an avenue where their voices can be heard. The urging came from Government Senator Dr. Sapphire Longmore while speaking on a motion for the adjournment of the Senate on Friday (May 13). She made the call against the backdrop that the month of May is observed...

President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares Finson (left) views the work of Poet Laureate of Jamaica, 2021-2024, Olive Senior (centre) during a courtesy call at Gordon House on Friday (March 25). Looking on is Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis.

4 years ago Senate

PHOTOS: President of the Senate welcomes Poet Laureate to Gordon House

President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares Finson (left) views the work of Poet Laureate of Jamaica, 2021-2024, Olive Senior (centre) during a courtesy call at Gordon House on Friday (March 25). Looking on is Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis.

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, highlights a point while piloting the Appropriation Bill, 2022 during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (March 25). The Bill, which was approved by the Senators present, authorises the government’s expenditure for the financial year 2022/23 and stipulates how the money will be allocated to the various services and purposes of the Administration.

4 years ago Budget 2022/2023Senate

Senate Approves 2022 Appropriation Bill

The Senate on Friday (March 25) approved the Appropriation Bill, 2022, which outlines how the government will spend the $912 billion allocated in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure. The Bill authorises expenditure for the financial year 2022/23 and stipulates how the money will be allocated to the various services and purposes of the government. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point while piloting the Representation of the People (Postponement of Elections to Municipal Corporations and City Municipalities) Act, 2022, in the Senate on February 4. The Bill allows for the postponement of the local government elections for a further 12 months, to be held no later than February 28, 2023.

4 years ago Local GovernmentSenate

Local Government Elections Postponed

The Senate has approved amendments to temporarily modify the Representation of the People (Postponement of Elections to Municipal Corporations and City Municipalities) Act, to allow the local government elections to be postponed for a further 12 months, to be held no later than February 28, 2023. Piloting the Bill, today (February 4), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator...

Government Senator, Don Wehby, addressing the recent sitting of the Upper House.

4 years ago CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentSenate

Senator Wehby Commends Government’s Prudent Fiscal Management

Government Senator, Don Wehby, has commended the Government’s prudent fiscal management of the economy, particularly during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “In my opinion, this Government gets an A-plus for its management of the economy through this crisis,” he said. Senator Wehby, who was closing the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House recently, highlighted some of the economic...