The Senate, on Friday (October 20), approved amendments to the Processed Food Act and Processed Food (General) Regulations, 1959, during its sitting at Gordon House. The amendments aim to remove...

Three Bills that seek to modernise methods of doing business in Jamaica were approved in the Senate today (October 13). The Bills are the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, the Stamp Duty...

A Bill seeking to modernise the agricultural sector to meet the nation’s growing demands of food security and productivity was passed in the Senate on October 6. The Agricultural Loan...

The Senate, on Friday (Sept. 29) passed two critical bills, paving the way for the reform of pension arrangements for employees in the public sector. They are the Pensions (Public...

President of the Senate, Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson, has extended condolences to the Governments and citizens of regional countries that have been severely impacted by recent natural disasters. “Since we (Senate)...

Debate on the public sector pension reform Bills has been suspended in the Senate until it next meets in September, following a recess. This decision was made at the sitting...

The Government is well on its way to strengthening its public debt management framework with the passage of relevant legislation in the Senate on Friday (July 21). Provisions to improve...

The Senate has approved the Integrity Commission Bill, paving the way for the establishment of a single anti-corruption unit, which will investigate and prosecute corruption in Jamaica. The Bill was...