The Senate, on July 5, commenced debate on a Bill entitled: ‘An Act to Repeal the Defamation Act and Libel and Slander Act’, also known as the Defamation Bill, during...

The Senate, on Friday (June 28), passed the Revenue Administration (Amendment) Act. The Bill seeks to, among other things, significantly improve the State’s revenue collection process by empowering the Commissioner...

The Senate, on Friday (June 21), approved a Bill to facilitate Jamaica’s acceptance into the Egmont Group. The Egmont Group provides a forum for Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) around the...

The Senate on Friday (May 24), passed a Bill making provisions for harmonising the treatment of charitable organisations for the purpose of taxation. The legislation seeks to harmonise the various...

Attorney-at-Law, Sophia Frazer-Binns has been appointed Government Senator, to fill the vacancy arising from the resignation of former Senate President, Rev. Stanley Redwood. In accepting her appointment, during a sitting...

History was created in the Senate on Friday, May 17, when Government Senator Floyd Morris, was elected as the first visually impaired President of the Chamber. He replaces Rev. Stanley...

The Senate has approved the Appropriations Bill, giving approval to the Government's estimated expenditure of $520.88 billion for the financial year 2013/2014. A budget of $520.88 billion was presented by...

The Senate, on Friday (March 22), approved a Bill for the establishment of Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) as a semi-autonomous revenue authority. The Tax Administration Jamaica Act 2013 was piloted...