Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has commended the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) on their enforcement of the relevant legislative enactments and provisions, to safeguard...

Cabinet has approved a $34,400,000 contract to Golden Age Home Kitchen Limited, for the provision of catering services to the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, in Kingston. This disclosure was...

Cabinet has approved an interim framework document for a Growth Inducement Strategy of Jamaica in the short and medium terms. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications...

Work on the Mount Rosser Bypass leg of Highway 2000 is expected to resume soon, following Cabinet's approved of the plan for the completion of the project. Minister with responsibility...

The House of Representatives has approved amendments to the National Insurance Act, to support the Government's efforts to improve administration of the National Insurance Fund (NIF) and ensure its sustainability....

The National Health Fund (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to confer on the Fund responsibility for procurement, warehousing and distribution of pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies for Government’s health facilities, was...

Cabinet has approved adoption of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budgeting approach, for Central Government’s annual budget preparation process. According to a Ministry Paper issued by the Office of...

Bills postponing Local Government Elections until March, 2012, were passed during Tuesday’s (February 15) sitting of the House of Representatives at Gordon House. The Bills - “An Act to postpone...

The House of Representatives unanimously approved the report of a committee which reviewed the Standing Orders governing its operations, on Wednesday February 9. The report, tabled by Standing Orders Committee...

The Senate on Friday February 11 delayed the passage of the Attestation of Instruments (Facilities) (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to give Parish Councillors and Mayors the powers of a Justice...

A Bill to amend  the Health and Allied Professions and Services (Miscellaneous Penalty Provisions) Act, 2011, was tabled in the Senate on  February 4, by Deputy Leader of Government Business,...