The government has tabled legislation to modernise the framework that supports the tourism industry. Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett says in its current form, the Jamaica Tourist Board Act is not fit for purpose. The update will enhance the tourist board’s ability to effectively regulate the industry and promote Jamaica as a visitor destination. It will […]

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The government has tabled the first supplementary estimates for the current fiscal year, increasing this year’s budget by just over $58 billion. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, took the estimates through all their stages in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Before the supplementary estimates, the government’s planned spending for the […]

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Approximately 50,000 needy Jamaicans are closer to receiving a one-off grant of $20,000 from the government through its Solidarity Programme. Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles Junior, told Parliament on Tuesday that MPs will be asked to provide the names of some of the individuals to benefit from the programme. The Solidarity Programme will […]

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Chairman of the Senate select committee on the proposed Elderly Care and Protection Act, Senator Sherene Golding-Campbell, says parliament has been provided with the tools to speed up creation of the legislation. She says the committee went above and beyond to ensure that the bill can be delivered efficiently. The special select committee of the […]

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The Integrity Commission takes on average nearly a year and a half to complete an investigation. That’s according to data provided in its Annual Report for the 2024/2025 Financial Year tabled in the senate last Friday. In one instance, the Integrity Commission took nearly four years to complete its probe. Chevon Campbell has been reading […]

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Two additional parliamentarians are now under investigation by the Integrity Commission for illicit enrichment. That’s according to the Integrity Commission’s Annual Report for the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year. The report was tabled in the Senate on Friday. A member of the Senate and five councillors have also joined the list of individuals referred to the Commission […]

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The Senate has passed legislation to increase penalties for those who engage in praedial larceny. Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Kamina Johnson-Smith, brought the legislation through all its stages in the Upper House on Friday. She says the government is delivering on a longstanding promise to protect farmers and their livelihoods. The amendments […]

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An independent remuneration authority is being recommended as a means to solve concerns surrounding the salaries of parliamentarians. The recommendation follows an assessment of Jamaica’s parliamentary system by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, CPA. The CPA made the recommendation after noting the most recent furore over the increase granted to politicians under the last public sector […]

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Amid signs of resilience in Jamaica’s monetary system, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, says there’s greater scope for the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, to reduce the country’s foreign exchange controls. The Fund is calling for a gradual reduction in surrender requirements and a scale-back of the Central Bank’s foreign exchange interventions. The recommendation comes as […]

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The executive board of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, continues to commend Jamaica for its robust macroeconomic performance and institutional reforms over the past decade. This following the conclusion of the IMF’s latest Article Four Consultation on June 12. Daina Davy reports. In its assessment published on Wednesday, the IMF highlighted Jamaica’s impressive track record […]

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