Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, the JLP's Everald Warmington is calling for the powers of the Integrity Commission to be curbed. He made the recommendation Wednesday at a sitting of a Joint Select Committee of Parliament, tasked with amending the...
Prime Minister Andrew Wednesday afternoon constituted the Constitutional Reform Committee that will guide Jamaica's transition into a republic. The Committee will be chaired by Legal Affairs Minister Marlene Malahoo Forte. The Committee will consider the required...
South West St. Andrew MP, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke, may face sanction next week for her actions in Parliament yesterday. Dr. Brown Burke strongly rebuffed South West St. Catherine MP, Everald Warmington, for an off-mic remark when she rose on a point of order. Dr. Brown...
Finance Minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke, has hit back at claims from the Opposition, that his assertion of 'no new taxes' over the past six budget cycles are disingenuous at best. This as he made the closing presentation in the budget debate for the 2023-24 fiscal year in...
An argument over the Finance Minister's reference to Opposition Leader Mark Golding as 'Massa Mark', sparked a walkout of the House by opposition members. Moments after the reference, South West St. Andrew MP, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke rose on a point of order. But her...
Support for the governing Jamaica Labour Party, JLP, has fallen. That's according to the findings of the latest Nationwide/Bluedot Polls powered by Total Tools. A three-year trend shows a significant decline in the number of Jamaicans who would support the JLP if...
The Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, is painting a bleak picture about the region's growth prospects for this calendar year. In its annual macroeconomic report published earlier on Monday, the IDB forecast that the strong recovery of Caribbean economies in 2022,...
Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, EPOC, Keith Duncan, says he was impressed with last Thursday's budget presentation by the Prime Minister. He says the Prime Minister addressed several key areas which require crucial investment. Mr. Duncan says...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a $4,000 increase in Jamaica's minimum wage come June 1. That's a 44% increase, moving from $9,000 to $13,000. The Prime Minister announced the much needed improvement as part of his budget presentation in the House of...
The government will be increasing the National Housing Trust's limit by an additional $1 million to stand at $7.5 million effective July 1. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, made the announcement as part of his budget presentation Thursday afternoon. However, Mr. Holness...