The White Paper on the reform of the public sector pension system was tabled in the House of Representatives on December 17. The document was tabled by Minister with responsibility...

Local and overseas investors will now find it easier to do business in Jamaica following the passage of the Companies (Amendment) Act on December 19 in the Senate. The Bill,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, led a joint sitting of Parliament on December 13, to pay tribute to the late former South African President, Nelson Mandela, who...

The Senate on Friday, December 13, passed the Securities (Amendment) Act, to combat the establishment and proliferation of unlawful financial organizations. In piloting the Bill, Minister of Justice, Hon. Mark Golding,...

The House of Representatives, on December 10, passed legislation to combat the establishment of unlawful financial organisations commonly known as ponzi or pyramid schemes. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the...

The Senate on Friday, December 6, passed the Omnibus legislation which seeks to establish a transparent and coherent regime to govern all tax incentives. The Bills passed are the Fiscal...

Come January 2014, a Sign Language Interpretation Programme will be piloted in the Senate, as part of efforts to make the activities of the Upper House more accessible to the...

A Bill aimed at facilitating easier access to loans for businesses was passed Tuesday, December 3, in the House of Representatives. The Security Interest in Personal Property Act (SIIP), which...