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Government Senator, Charles Sinclair, makes a point during the sitting of the Upper House on May 7.
Government Senator, Charles Sinclair, makes a point during the sitting of the Upper House on May 7.

Senate Amends Standing Orders To Allow Members To Join Remotely

By: Chris Patterson, May 10, 2021
The Senate has approved amendments to the Standing Orders to allow members to join and participate in formal sittings virtually, due to the restrictions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....
Newly appointed Opposition Senator, Peter Bunting (left), takes the Oath of Allegiance during the swearing-in ceremony at Friday’s (December 18) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House. Administering the proceedings is Deputy Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis. Senator Bunting has also been appointed Leader of Opposition Business in the Upper House.

Peter Bunting Takes Seat In The Senate

By: Alecia Smith, December 21, 2020
Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith emphasizes a point during the Senate’s debate on the Shipping (Amendment) Act, on Friday (December 11), at Gordon House.

Senate Passes Shipping (Amendment) Act

By: Alecia Smith, December 14, 2020

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Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (first row, second left); and Leader of Opposition Business, Senator Donna Scott Mottley (first row, third left), with all the women that now comprise 38 per cent of the Senate following a swearing-in ceremony during the sitting of the Senate at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (Sept. 15). This is a record, as this is the first time that eight women will sit in the Upper House at once.
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Record number of women in Senate

A record number of eight women have been appointed to serve in the 21-member Senate. This was noted by reappointed Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon....
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By: Alecia Smith, September 16, 2020
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while addressing the Senate during its sitting on Wednesday (August 12).
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Senate Approves Resolutions To End SOEs

Members of the Senate on Wednesday (August 12) approved Resolutions to end the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) that are currently in place in sections of the island. The SOEs,...
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By: Alecia Smith, August 13, 2020
Newly appointed Senator, Tova Hamilton, listens attentively to a presentation being made by an Opposition Senator during Friday's (June 26) proceedings. Ms. Hamilton was sworn in as Senator in the Upper House at the commencement of the sitting.
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New Government Senator Sworn In

Attorney-at-law, Tova Hamilton, was sworn in today (June 26) as a Government Senator, in the Upper House. The new Senator was warmly welcomed by members of the Senate at the...
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By: Alecia Smith, June 26, 2020