Edmond Campbell/Senior Parliamentary Reporter
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…