An Order to increase the departure tax at both airports from US$5 to US$10, which is slated to be implemented by March next year, was approved by the Senate, yesterday...

The Senate yesterday (Dec. 14) passed a Bill to Amend the Petroleum Act to allow for the establishment of the PetroCaribe Development Fund. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...

An Order to increase the departure tax at both airports from US$5 to US$10, which is slated to be implemented by March next year, was approved by the Senate, yesterday...

The Senate yesterday (Dec. 14) passed a Bill to Amend the Petroleum Act to allow for the establishment of the PetroCaribe Development Fund. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...

The Electronic Transactions Bill, which sets out the legal framework for electronic transactions and connected matters, was approved in the Senate yesterday (Dec. 8). Leader of Government Business in the...

The Electronic Transactions Bill, which sets out the legal framework for electronic transactions and connected matters, was approved in the Senate yesterday (Dec. 8). Leader of Government Business in the...

The Senate on Friday (Nov. 24) passed a Bill to amend the Income Tax Act, to allow for more effective regulation of long-term savings instruments, by, among other things, making...

The Bill seeking to make provision for the fulfillment of Jamaica's commitment to the efficient and effective staging of Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, was passed in the Senate on...

The Senate on Friday (Oct. 20) passed the Electoral Commission (Interim) Act 2006, clearing the way for the establishment of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica. Attorney General and Minister of...

Electoral Advisory Committee (EAC) Chairman, Professor Errol Miller, has urged the Senate to move quickly to pass the Interim Electoral Reform Act, which was crucial for the establishment of the...

A Bill to amend the Legal Aid Act was unanimously passed in the Senate yesterday (October 6). The Bill seeks to amend the Legal Aid Act to avail legal aid...