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...

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 Senate, on Friday (May 29), approved amendments to the Financial Administration and Audit Act, 2020, to extend, by two years, the target date to reduce Jamaica’s debt to gross...

Members of the Senate, on Friday (May 29), paused to observe a moment of silence for the late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. They had just...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will update the nation on the timelines for the return of the remaining Jamaican seafarers to the island in short order. The seafarers,...

Two companion Bills, aimed at revolutionising the country’s land-titling system, are expected to be passed during the next sitting of the Senate. These are the Registration of Titles Cadastral Mapping...

Jamaica has risen two places on the Global Press Freedom index, and now ranks sixth among 180 countries that most respect freedom of information.  Published annually by Reporters Without Borders, a...

Enhanced security measures implemented under ongoing States of Public Emergency (SOEs) must continue, even as the country grapples with curtailing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This was emphasised by...