The 2013/2014 session of Parliament began on Thursday, April 4, at Gordon House, with the traditional pomp and pageantry. It was highlighted by the delivery of the Throne Speech by...

Jamaicans will know what the Government intends to spend during the 2013/14 Financial Year on April 4, when Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, tables the...

Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has expressed satisfaction at the level of work completed during the past legislative year in the Lower House....

The Ceremonial Opening of Parliament will take place on Thursday, April 4 at 11:00 a.m. at a joint meeting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The opening, which...

A Bill to prosecute persons involved in the illegal lottery scam was passed by the House of Representatives on March 26, paving the way for it to be signed into...

  Today’s Special Cabinet Meeting on the 2013/14 Budget focused attention on the issues relating to the Growth Agenda, beginning with the administrative and legislative reforms to enhance business facilitation. ...

The Senate on Thursday, March 21, passed a Bill to prosecute persons involved in the illegal lottery scam. Some 14 amendments have been made and it will be sent back...

Government is in the process of rolling out an islandwide broadband network to provide universal access to digital technology for all Jamaicans. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller,...

A Bill to establish Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), as a semi-autonomous revenue authority, was passed on Tuesday, March 19, in the House of Representatives. The Tax Administration Jamaica Act 2013...

A modern defamation bill, which seeks to protect journalists in the execution of their duties, is to go before Parliament shortly. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea...