Former Police Commissioner, Colonel Trevor MacMillan, today (September 29), took the Oath of Allegiance in the Senate to become the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party's newest Senator. Senator MacMillan, who between...

Debate on a Bill to amend the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Act, to validate the actions of the agency, began in the Senate on July 21, but was suspended to...

A Bill to establish the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other health professions was approved by the Senate on July 21. Minister of State in the Ministry...

The Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act was passed in the Senate last Friday (March 17), to provide a regulatory framework for the management of superannuation and retirement schemes...

The Senate, on Thursday (March 9), passed amendments to the Broadcasting and Radio Re-Diffusion Act, to expand the categories of licences granted by the government to include special subscriber television...

The United States Senate on Tuesday (February 14), unanimously approved a Bill authored by Congresswoman, Barbara Lee (D-Oakland, CA), to designate June as Caribbean American Heritage month in the USA....

The Senate on Friday (Dec.16) passed a Bill amending the Pensions (Prime Minister Act) to provide enhanced benefits for retired Prime Ministers and their surviving spouses or children. The adjusted...

The Senate last Friday (Dec. 9) approved a motion calling on Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies, to urgently conclude the ongoing investigations into the operations of the sugar...

A Bill to amend the Assets Tax Specified Bodies Act, to give Ministerial powers to vary the rate of asset tax payable annually, was passed in the Senate last Friday...

A Bill seeking to correct deficiencies in the criminal justice system in relation to the treatment of mentally challenged individuals in conflict with the law, is now before the Upper...

The Senate on Friday (Oct. 28.) approved the Finger Prints (Taking, Use, Maintenance and Destruction) Rules Resolution, 2005. Outlining the Rules that govern the Resolution, Leader of Government Business and...