The Senate today (November 26) approved the Legal Aid Amendment Regulations 2021. The regulations set out new legal aid fees to be paid to attorneys in criminal trials, among other...

Cabinet has given approval for the execution of the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO) Agreement between the WFZO and the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), for the Authority’s hosting...

A Service Excellence Policy has been developed for implementation across the public sector. This Policy is intended to establish and incorporate a culture of service delivery excellence within the sector....

Cabinet is shortly expected to deliberate on the proposed implementation of a Government of Jamaica Employee Management Policy. The Policy incorporates minimum standards that will, among other things, standardise the...

The Cabinet of Jamaica officially resumed in-person meetings on Monday (October 11) after approximately 10 months of convening remotely. As part of the protocol for the return to face-to-face meetings,...

A proposal for the establishment of seven years of secondary education in Jamaica has been approved by Cabinet. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the...

Cabinet has approved the draft National Population and Sustainable Development Policy as a Green Paper for public consultation and for tabling in Parliament. This was noted by Education, Youth and...

Drafting instructions are to be issued to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for amendments to the Bank of Jamaica Act, to facilitate the issuance of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)...