Cabinet has approved a proposed Accountability Framework for Government's senior executive officers, Permanent Secretaries and Chief Executive Officers in executive agencies and other public bodies. Minister with responsibility for Information,...

Cabinet appointed new boards to fourteen Government agencies during its recent retreat.The Chairmen of the boards are: Air Jamaica Limited, Dennis Lalor, insurance executive Bath Corporation, Derrick Hamilton businessman Devon...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Thursday March 4, 2010, with Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen, delivering the Throne Speech, in which he...

Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new Board of Directors for the National Housing Trust. The appointments became effective January 1, 2010, for a period of two years. The...

The Government is moving to alleviate overcrowding in the island's prisons, with Cabinet's approval of measures for the full implementation of the electronic monitoring of criminal offenders. Electronic monitoring is...

Cabinet has approved $24 million to JAMPRO to fund export promotion and facilitation overseas. The money will fund the re-opening of the Toronto office and support the Jamaica Marketing Company...

The Joint Select Committee of the Houses of Parliament set up to consider the Final Report of the Ministry of Health, Jamaica Abortion Policy Review Advisory Group, will be staging...

Arising out of yesterday's Cabinet sitting, Cabinet has scheduled a 4-day retreat for this Thursday-Sunday (January 7-10), during which it will deal with matters affecting the economy, including the status...

A new energy policy document, based on national consultations and comments from a wide cross-section of society as well as current realities facing Jamaica, has been tabled in Parliament by...

The Cybercrimes Act, with sanctions for the misuse of computer systems or data and to facilitate investigation and prosecution of such crimes, was passed on Friday (December18) in the Senate....

The House of Representatives yesterday (December 15) passed the Registration (Strata Titles) Amendment Act with the 29 changes made by the Senate. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, noted that...