The Senate has approved five Orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), as part of measures to combat the issue of money laundering. They are: Proceeds of Crime (Designated...

A Bill to enable Jamaica’s fulfillment of its commitments to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), was passed in the Upper House on November 1 with bi-partisan support. The...

More persons are expected to be brought under the tax net consequent on the passage of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2013, in both Houses of Parliament. The Bill...

The Commissions of Enquiry (Amendment) Act was passed in the Senate on  October 4. The Bill seeks to modernise and discourage acts that undermine the effectiveness of the Commission or...

The Senate was on Friday, September 13, presented with a Bill to amend the Terrorism Prevention Act to enable Jamaica to ratify the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts...

A Bill to regularize measures already in place, and make the revenue measures that were introduced as at April 1 permanent, was passed in the Senate on July 31. The...

The Senate has approved legislation to impose harsher penalties for the crime of human trafficking, and to expand the list of offences under the law. Under the amendments to the...

An Act to Repeal the Defamation Act and Libel and Slander Act', also known as the Defamation Bill, was passed today (July 12) in the Senate. The Bill addresses inadequacies...