As the Government moves to improve the number and quality of Bills passed in the Houses of Parliament, approximately 32 Bills will be approved during this legislative year. This was...

Cabinet has approved insurance placement for the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) for the period May 1, 2012, to April 30, 2015, through Marathon Insurance Brokers Limited. “The AAJ’s insurance...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on May 10, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen  will deliver the Throne Speech, in...

A motion proposing the re-examination of the driver’s licencing system has been referred to a Special Select Committee for further review. The motion, which was tabled by Government Senator, Imani...

The Senate has approved amendments to the Processed Food Act and the Standards Act, to among other things, increase fines and penalties for breaches. Approval of the Bills, which were...

Senator Lambert Brown is urging the Government to develop an address database of all drivers’ licence holders as a means of easily locating traffic violators. The move, he said, will...

The House of Representatives on May 1 approved a motion allowing unfinished business on the Order Paper to be carried over into in the new session of Parliament. The move...

A Bill seeking to enhance the conduct of attorneys at law, and the quality of service they provide, was tabled in the Senate on April 27. Tabled by the Minister...

A Bill seeking to enhance the conduct of attorneys at law, and the quality of service they provide, was tabled in the Senate on April 27. Tabled by the Minister...

The new session of Parliament began on January 17, with the swearing in of the 63 elected representatives, who won their seats in the General Elections on December 29, 2011,...

A Parliamentary Committee is to be established to examine the relevance of the Office of the Political Ombudsman. Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Phillip Paulwell,...