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The House of Representatives has approved the withdrawal of $1.54 billion dollars from the Capital Development Fund (CDF), to provide budgetary support for the 2013/14 financial year.

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to visit Jamaica from February 5-14 to conduct a review of the country’s performance under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

First Supplementary estimates to be tabled in February and Education Ministry to provide school based solution to crime and violence.

The national minimum wage will be increased from 5,000 to 5,600 dollars per 40-hour work week, as of Monday, January 6, 2014.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed an Act seeking to combat the establishment and proliferation of unlawful financial organizations.

A Bill aimed at facilitating easier access to loans for businesses was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

At Tuesday’s sitting of Parliament, Leader of Government Business in the House, Phillip Paulwell, gave notice that debate on the Bills to establish the Caribbean Court of Justice as Jamaica’s final court of Appeal would begin in the House at the next sitting on December 3

Four pieces of legislation which comprise the Government’s Omnibus Tax Incentive Regime were approved in the House of Representatives on Tuesday

Government looks to implement legislation for schemes not covered under Strata Titles Act

Jamaica has passed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) first quarterly review, thereby qualifying for a second drawdown of 19.97 million US dollars under the four-year Extended Fund Facility agreement.

The amended Defamation Act 2013, Which seeks to replace the decades-old Slander and Libel Laws, Was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday with bi-partisan support

In this week’s edition, MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy tabled and Bill to collect levy on conch exports for 2011gets approval.