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Amendments to the Weights and Measures Act passed in the House of Representatives; Workforce College to be established in Seaview Gardens; and Government urged to allow low income earners to benefit from National Housing Trust loans.

Prime Minister commends athletes on their performance in Beijing and Firearm Licensing Authority successfully clears backlog of applications.

Education Minister announces closure of under-populated schools; guidelines issued for the purchase of textbooks for Primary and Secondary school students for academic year 2015/16; and white paper on special economic zones tabled in Parliament.

Levels of violence in schools on the decline, current spike in murders attributed to lottery scamming and gang related activities and Security and Safety Guidelines to be ready for the start of the 2015 school year.

Legislation to modernise Jamaica’s public procurement laws gets approval and Customs Act sent to Joint House Committee.

Bills to allow for the postponement of Local Government elections passed in the Lower House and work to resume on Bernard lodge Housing project.

Government to spend another 75 million dollars on poverty intervention programme; pre-selection exercise to be conducted to recruit suitable candidates for Canadian Overseas Employment Programme; and debate started on Electricity Bill.

Education Minister reports on GSAT results and debate begins on the DNA Act 2015

Joint select Committee of Parliament recommends use of affixed hands-free electronic devices while driving and Copyright (Amendment) Act gets approval.

Over 7 billion dollars collected in property taxes for 2014/2015 and Debate begins on the Public Procurement Act.

Parliament to host International Conference on Legislative Oversight; and Parish Councils and KSAC receive over 150 million dollars under JEEP Four

Agriculture Ministry to spend 10 Million dollars to assist farmers in drought affected areas and Debate begins on the Administrator-General’s (Amendment) Bill.