Edmond Campbell/Senior Parliamentary Reporter

Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service, arrives at Gordon House yesterday with a copy of her closing presentation in the 2026-2027 Budget Debate.
March 25, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Tax tweak

The Government has adjusted its tax policy in relation to the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages and the Environmental Protection Levy on domestic goods, but the…
Delroy Chuck, chairman of the joint select committee reviewing the Child Diversion Act, 2018.
February 26, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Child diversion favoured over state homes

Members of a joint select committee reviewing the Child Diversion Act, 2018 have suggested that children deemed “uncontrollable” should not be placed in state homes and institutions. Instead, the…
Ramon Small-Ferguson.
February 21, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Opposition wants timeline for phasing out asset tax

Senators on both sides of the political divide yesterday locked horns over a timeline for eliminating the asset tax paid by financial institutions, which should have been phased out about a decade…
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris.
February 13, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Morris: Stop raid the barn

Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris is calling on the Government to stop what he describes as continued raids on the National Housing Trust (NHT),…
Daryl Vaz, minister of science, energy, telecommunications and transport.
February 4, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

STARLINK RED FLAG

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has flagged as a breach of procurement rules actions taken by senior Cabinet minister Daryl Vaz in relation to the purchase of 200 Starlink devices valued at $12.12…
News
February 4, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

PAC members raise concerns about oversight at Parliament

Admitting that the Houses of Parliament breached the procurement guidelines in acquiring 16 air-conditioning (AC) units, Clerk to the Houses Colleen Lowe blamed a former operations manager for the…
Government Senator Rose Bennett-Cooper
February 2, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Bennett-Cooper urges public education on bill to blot out criminal convictions

Government Senator Rose Bennett-Cooper has called for the administration to roll out a comprehensive public education exercise to inform Jamaicans with old, non-custodial convictions on how to have…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis
January 9, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Performance audits of UHWI, CRH sent to Parliament

When Parliament reconvenes next Tuesday for its first sitting of the New Year, a pivotal performance audit report examining public health procurement related to infrastructure at the Cornwall Regional…
Finance Minister Fayval Williams.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Finance minister to speak on economy Tuesday

Finance Minister Fayval Williams will next Tuesday table the third Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure and update the nation on the various sources of financing to help Jamaica recover from the…