The Senate, on Friday, January 15, passed the Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2015, which is intended to strengthen the legislative framework governing Jamaica’s insurance industry. The Bill, which was piloted by...

The DNA Evidence Act, which is a critical piece of legislation that will serve to aid in the fight against crime, was passed in the Senate on December 11, with...

The Senate, on Friday (November 27), passed amendments to the Income Tax Act, which will empower the Government to prevent tax leakage through the transfer pricing system. Transfer pricing is...

The Senate on Friday (October 9) began debate on the Jury Amendment Act, which seeks to address the continuing problem of a shortage of jurors to serve the Circuit Courts,...

Members of the Senate, on October 2, gave their approval for amendments to the Civil Aviation Act, which seeks to increase the membership of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA)...

The Senate, on Friday (September 25), approved a Bill, which seeks to  modernise the regulatory framework within which banks operate. The Banking Services Act amended and consolidated the existing Banking...

Persons breaching stipulations under the Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015, will now be fined up to $1 million under the revised legislation, which was passed with two amendments in...

The Senate, will on October 16, commence debate on the three Bills, which seek  to install the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Jamaica’s final appellate court, and delink the...