The Six Anti-Crime Bills, which will form part of the Government's initiative to fight crime, were tabled in the Senate, Friday (June 25). Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon....

The Senate gave approval on Friday (June 18) to two Bills postponing Local Government Elections to 2011. The elections, which were to be held by June 30 this year, are...

The Protected Disclosure Bill, which seeks to encourage and facilitate specified disclosures of improper conduct in the public interest and to protect employees who make the specified disclosures, was tabled...

The Senate on Friday (April 23) passed the Appropriation Bill, giving approval to the Government's estimated expenditure of $503.9 billion for the financial year 2010/11. The Bill, piloted by Leader...

The Financial Investigations Division (FID) Act, which gives the Financial Investigations Division in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, the authority to probe crimes involving money laundering and...

The Senate yesterday (March 19), passed the Casino Gaming Act and the amended Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act. The Casino Gaming Act seeks to establish a Casino Gaming Commission, which...

The Senate passed the Regulations to the Terrorism Prevention Act, setting out the procedures to be followed by entities in their business operations, to ensure against supporting terrorism financing or...

The Senate, on Friday (March 12), approved amendments to the Terrorism Prevention Act, paving the way for the passage of regulations and to impose heavier penalties for breaches. "Minister of...

Amendments to the Financial Administration and Audit Act and the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act were passed in the Senate on Friday (March 12), as part of measures to...

The Senate has approved changes to the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act, which will allow non-unionised workers access to arbitration at the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT). Only one...

The Jamaican Senate paid tribute to the life and works of the late Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, (UWI), the Hon. Professor Ralston "Rex" Nettleford O.M.,...