The House of Representatives will on Tuesday (October 13) resume debate on the Bill entitled the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2008. This Bill provides for...

Government Senator, Hyacinth Bennett, has called for national consensus to steer Jamaica through the challenges posed by the onset of the global economic crisis. Central to this must be plans...

Cabinet has approved the award of a US$398,000 (J$35.4 million) contract to GE Betz Incorporation, to provide chemical treatment services to Petrojam, from October 1, 2009 to September 20, 2010....

The House of Representatives has passed legislation granting access to the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) to non-unionised workers, who have disputes with their employers. Opening the debate on the amendments...

The Berlin Salute to Jamaica's representatives at the 2009 World Championships in August got off to a glitzy start yesterday (Oct. 2) with the Golden Reception on the lawns of...

Baseline revenue projection for 2009/10 has been revised downwards to $315 billion, with tax revenue contributing 88.7 per cent of that amount, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon....

The Senate has approved amendments to the Holidays with Pay Act, which will enable workers to take disputes concerning rights to leave and other holiday pay entitlements to the Resident...

Government employees will soon have to contribute to their pension, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has confirmed. "It is inevitable that all public sector workers...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, says that there has been no change in the Government's policy that, where Jamaicans are available to fill jobs, no foreigners...

The Government will be undertaking significant fiscal policy reform including the implementation of a Fiscal Responsibility Framework (FRF), in order to address low growth and high debt, and to boost...

A gradual recovery of the Jamaican economy is projected to commence in the latter part of financial year 2010/11, as the global recession eases and the conditions in the financial...