Additional claims from Ashtrom Building Systems Limited for construction work on Sabina Park, Kingston, to co-host the 2007 Cricket World Cup (CWC), has added $231 million to the 2009/10 budget....

Cabinet has approved the revised Jamaica Country Strategy for the Adaptation of the Sugar Industry: Year 2006 to 2020 (JCS II), which will replace the Jamaica Country Strategy for the...

Cabinet has approved amendments to the Customs Act, to give effect to duty free access into Jamaica, a list of items contained in the CARIFORUM/European Community (EC) Economic Partnership Agreement...

The Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, announced last night that he will be making a very important speech in Parliament on Tuesday (September 29) regarding Jamaica's economic future. "I...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, is assuring Jamaicans that the National Insurance Fund (NIF) is being prudently managed. Speaking yesterday (Sept. 22) in the House of...

The House of Representatives yesterday (Sept. 22) passed the Child Pornography Act, after a compromise was reached on some concerns, which were raised by Members last week. Among the issues...

The 2009/10 Budget was increased by approximately $6.3 billion, according to the figures in the First Supplementary Estimates tabled in the House of Representatives, Tuesday (September 22), by Minister of...

The House of Representatives is expected to resume debate on a Bill amending the Customs Act, when it sits on Tues. Sept. 22 at Gordon House, Duke Street, Kingston. The...

The Port Authority of Jamaica is to proceed with the construction and development of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Terminal in Trelawny, having secured funding through a Government Guarantee loan of...

The legal limit for the number of coins which can be tendered in a transaction is to be increased to 50 pieces. This followed the passage of the Bill, 'An...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (Sept. 15) approved the Sexual Offences Bill, with the 28 amendments that were made by the Senate in July. The Bill, which was tabled...